ANOMIC APHASIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects

Synonyms:

amnesic aphasia; amnestic aphasia; anomia; anomic aphasia; nominal aphasia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("anomic aphasia" is a kind of...):

aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)

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