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Agnosia

Also called Inability to recognize objects or faces

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The inability to process sensory information and recognize objects or persons despite intact sensory organs.

Korean

실인증

감각 기능은 정상이나 뇌 손상으로 인해 사물이나 사람을 인식하지 못하는 것.

French

Agnosie

Incapacité à traiter les informations sensorielles et à reconnaître des objets ou des personnes malgré l'intégrité des organes sensoriels.

Word parts

  • a-PrefixWithout, absence of
  • gnos/oRoot(Greek) Knowledge, to know
  • -iaSuffix(Latin) Condition, state

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