agnosia

noun ag·no·sia \ag-ˈnō-zhə, -shə\

Definition of AGNOSIA

: loss or diminution of the ability to recognize familiar objects or stimuli usually as a result of brain damage

New Latin, from Greek agnōsia ignorance, from a- + gnōsis knowledge, from gignōskein

First Known Use: circa 1900

Medical Dictionary

noun ag·no·sia \ag-ˈnō-zhə, -shə\

: loss or diminution of the ability to recognize familiar objects or stimuli usually as a result of brain damage—see visual agnosia

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