(ˈ)āˈmimēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + Greek mimos actor, mime + New Latin -ia — more at mime
1. : loss or impairment of the power of communicating thought by gestures, due to cerebral disease or injury
2. : loss of the power to give facial expression to emotion (as the inability to smile) because of paralysis of the facial muscles