agnosia
agnosia definition
ag·no·sia (ag nō′sē 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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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