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Alexia

Alexia Meaning & Definition
Alexia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alexia?

[n] inability to perceive written words

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alexia: visual aphasia | word blindness

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See Also | aphasia

Alexia In Webster's Dictionary

\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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