agnosia
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ag·no·sia
(ăg-nō′zhə)n.
Loss of the ability to interpret sensory stimuli, such as sounds or images.
[Greek agnōsiā, ignorance : a-, without; see a-1 + gnōsis, knowledge (from gignōskein, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots).]
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agnosia
(æɡˈnəʊzɪə)n
(Psychology) psychol loss or diminution of the power to recognize familiar objects or people, usually as a result of brain damage
[C20: New Latin, from Greek agnōsia, from a- without + gnōsis knowledge]
agˈnosic adj
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ag•no•sia
(ægˈnoʊ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə)n. Psychiatry.
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
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| Noun | 1. |  agnosia - inability to recognize objects by use of the sensesastereognosis, tactile agnosia - a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them auditory agnosia - inability to recognize or understand the meaning of spoken words visual agnosia - inability to recognize or interpret objects in the visual field |
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ag·no·si·a
n. agnosia, desorden o incapacidad debido a una lesión cerebral por la cual una persona pierde total o parcialmente el uso de los sentidos y no reconoce a personas u objetos familiares;
visual ___ → ___visual.
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