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alexithymia

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a·lex·i·thy·mi·a (-lks-thm-)
n.
Inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner.

alexithymia
[əlek′sithī′mē·ə, -thim′ē·ə]
an inability to experience and communicate feelings consciously.


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