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agnosia
[ ag-noh-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
noun
, Psychiatry, Psychology, Neurology.
- partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
agnosia
/ æɡˈnəʊzɪə /
noun
- psychol loss or diminution of the power to recognize familiar objects or people, usually as a result of brain damage
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Derived Forms
- agˈnosic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of agnosia1
C20: New Latin, from Greek agnōsia, from a- without + gnōsis knowledge
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Example Sentences
Patients with agnosia who have damage to object-recognition parts of the visual cortex can’t name an object they see, but can grab it.
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One category of agnosia is for animate versus inanimate objects.
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