AGNOSIA


Meaning of AGNOSIA in English

/ ægˈnəʊsiə; -ziə; NAmE ægˈnoʊʒə/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) the lack of the ability to recognize things and people

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: coined in German from Greek agnōsia ignorance.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.