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alexiaenUK
a·lex·i·a A0193100 (ə-lĕk′sē-ə)n. Loss of the ability to read, usually caused by brain lesions. Also called word blindness.
[a- + Greek lexis, speech (from legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots) + -ia.]alexia (əˈlɛksɪə) n (Medicine) a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by impaired ability to read. Nontechnical name: word blindness Compare aphasia[C19: from New Latin, from a-1 + Greek lexis speech; influenced in meaning by Latin legere to read]a•lex•i•a (əˈlɛk si ə)
n. a neurologic disorder marked by loss of the ability to understand written or printed language, usu. resulting from a brain lesion or a congenital defect. Also called word blindness. [1875–80; a-6 + Greek léx(is) speech (lég(ein) to speak + -sis -sis) + -ia] alexiadyslexia.See also: ReadingThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  alexia - inability to perceive written wordsvisual aphasia, word blindnessaphasia - inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion |
TranslationsalexiaenUK
alexia [ah-lek´se-ah] a form of receptive aphasia in which there is inability to understand written language. adj., alex´ic.a·lex·i·a , optic alexiasensory alexiavisual alexiamotor alexia (ă-lek'sē-ă), An inability to comprehend the meaning of written or printed words and sentences, caused by a cerebral lesion. Also called optic alexia, sensory alexia, visual alexia, to differentiate from motor alexia (anarthria), in which there is loss of the power to read aloud even though the significance of what is written or printed is understood. Synonym(s): text blindness, word blindness, visual aphasia (1) [G. a- priv. + lexis, a word or phrase] alexia (ə-lĕk′sē-ə)n. Loss of the ability to read, usually caused by brain lesions. Also called word blindness.alexia Neurology 1. Inability to understand printed words or sentences.2. Loss of a previously possessed reading facility that is unexplained by defective visual acuity Psychiatry Loss of the ability to grasp the meaning of written or printed words and sentences. See Dyslexia.a·lex·i·a (ă-lek'sē-ă) An inability to comprehend the meaning of written or printed words and sentences, caused by a cerebral lesion. Also called optic alexia, sensory alexia, or visual alexia, in distinction to motor alexia (anarthria), in which there is loss of the power to read aloud although the significance of what is written or printed is understood.
Synonym(s): text blindness, word blindness, visual aphasia (1) . [G. a- priv. + lexis, a word or phrase]alexia Word blindness. The inability to read, occurring as a result of brain damage, usually from arterial disease. Alexia is common after stroke affecting the left side of the brain with damage to the fibres connecting the visual part of the brain and the part concerned with the function of reading in the left angular gyrus. The word is derived from the Greek a , not and legein , to speak.alexia Inability to recognize written or printed words due to a lesion in the brain. This is a form of visual agnosia. Syn. word blindness. See agnosia; dyslexia.a·lex·i·a (ă-lek'sē-ă) Inability to comprehend the meaning of written or printed words and sentences, caused by a cerebral lesion. [G. a- priv. + lexis, a word or phrase]alexiaenUK
Synonyms for alexianoun inability to perceive written wordsSynonyms- visual aphasia
- word blindness
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