alexia

(ă-lek′sē-ă)

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[¹an- + Gr. lexis, word + -ia]
A loss of the ability to understand written or printed words.
alexic (ă-lek′sik)
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, adj.
SYN: SEE: visual aphasia; SEE: word blindness

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