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word deafness
noun Pathology.
inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
Origin:
1885–90
1885–90
Related forms
word-deaf, adjective
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| word deafness | |
| —n | |
| Also called: auditory aphasia loss of ability to understand spoken words, esp as the result of a cerebral lesion | |
| 'word-deaf | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
word deafness n.
Aphasia in which the meaning of ordinary spoken words becomes incomprehensible.
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