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ag·no·sia (ag nōsē ə, -zē-; --nä-)

noun

impairment of the ability to recognize familiar objects, sounds, etc., often as the result of a brain lesion

Etymology: ModL < Gr a-, not + gnōsis, knowledge + -ia

agnosia Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • visual: She was assessed in 1982 and found to have visual agnosia.
  • auditory: Typically, children have a period of normal language development, followed by a period of language regression with auditory agnosia.

Noun used with modifier

  • form: Much of their evidence comes from patients with brain damage, such as D.F. who has a condition known as visual form agnosia.
  • object: WILSON, B.A. and Davidoff, J. APU 2985 Partial recovery from visual object agnosia: A 10 year follow up study.

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