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Meaning of ALEXIA

Pronunciation:  u'lekseeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  inability to perceive written words
 
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 Synonyms: visual aphasia, word blindness
 
 See Also: aphasia

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*lex"i*a\, n. [NL.; a- not + Gr. ? speech, fr. ? to
speak, confused with L. legere to read.] (Med.)
(a) As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain
    disease.
(b) More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to
    understand written or printed symbols although they can
    be seen, as in case of word blindness.
 
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