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  • 1. agnosia
  • Agnosia in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. agnosia
  • Agnosia in a sentence
Synonyms
Etymology

1. agnosia

noun. inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.

Synonyms

  • auditory agnosia
  • astereognosis
  • encephalopathy
  • tactile agnosia
  • visual agnosia
  • brain disorder

Etymology

  • ἀγνωσία (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Sentences with agnosia


1. Noun, plural
A person with tactile agnosia cannot recognize objects by touch.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Whereas an agnosia can result in someone being unable to recognize someone's face, or can lead to them misinterpreting what a given object is.

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