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alexia

Noun

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alexia(n = noun.state) visual aphasia, word blindness - inability to perceive written words; Array

is a kind of aphasia

alexia, n. [NL.; a- not + Gr. speech, fr. to speak, confused with L. legere to read.].

As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain disease. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

alexia, n. the inability to see words or to read, caused by a condition of the brain.

Etymology

mod.L, A-(1) + Gk lexis speech f. legein to speak, confused with L legere to read

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