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amusia /amu·sia/ (ah-mu´ze-ah) a form of auditory agnosia in which the patient has lost the ability to recognize or produce music.
amusia [ə·myo̅o̅′zē·ə] Etymology: Gk, amousia, want of harmony an inability to recognize the significance of sounds, manifested as loss of the ability to recognize or produce music. amusia Neurology Inability to recognize or produce music. See Tone-deafness. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This result indicates that
it's pitch, not timing, that lies at the heart of severe musical
ineptitude, sometimes referred to as amusia. |
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