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AMNESTIC APHASIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
Synonyms:
amnesic aphasia; amnestic aphasia; anomia; anomic aphasia; nominal aphasia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("amnestic aphasia" is a kind of...):
aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)