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paragnosia

paragnosia noun: the false recognition of a meaning etc. that is not actually present, in cases of aphasia.

Noun

paragnosia (uncountable)

  1. The false recognition of a meaning etc. that is not actually present, in cases of aphasia.

Origin of paragnosia

para- + agnosia

Questions about paragnosia

What does paragnosia mean?
Paragnosia means the false recognition of a meaning etc. that is not actually present, in cases of aphasia.
What part of speech is paragnosia?
Paragnosia is a noun.

Words near paragnosia in the dictionary

  1. paragnaths
  2. paragnathus
  3. paragneiss
  4. paragneisses
  5. paragneissic
  6. paragnosia
  7. paragoge
  8. paragoges
  9. paragogic
  10. paragogical
  11. paragogically

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