anomia

anomia

 [ah-no´me-ah]

loss of the ability to name objects or recognize names.

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nom·i·nal a·pha·si·a

an aphasia in which the principal deficit is difficulty in naming people and objects seen, heard, or felt; due to lesions in various portions of the language area.

Synonym(s): amnestic aphasia, amnesic aphasia, anomia, anomic aphasia

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anomia

(ə-nō′mē-ə)

n.

Aphasia characterized by the impaired ability to recall the names of persons and things.

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a·nom′ic (ə-nŏm′ĭk, ə-nō′mĭk) adj.

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a·nom·ic a·pha·si·a

(ă-nom'ik ă-fā'zē-ă)

Aphasia in which the patient cannot name people and objects seen, heard, or felt because of a lesion in the left temporal lobe.
Synonym(s): amnestic aphasia, amnesic aphasia, amnestic anomia, anomia, nominal aphasia.

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anomia

Inability to name things, usually the result of a neurological defect.

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