alexian.

Brit.

/əˈlɛksɪə/, U.S.

/əˈlɛksiə/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Alexie.

Etymology: < German Alexie (M. Benedikt 1865, in Wiener med. Presse 26 Nov. 1169; irregularly < a- a- prefix⁶ + ancient Greek λέξις speech (see lexis n.; apparently confused with classical Latin legere to read: see lection n.) + -ie -ia suffix¹), with remodelling of the ending after words in -ia suffix¹. Compare also German Alexia (1877 or earlier; now rare).

Medicine.

Loss of the ability to comprehend written or printed language.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > impairment of mental powers > dyslexia, aphasia, or dyscalculia

aphemia1864

agraphia1867

aphasia1867

asymbolia1874

alexia1875

agraphy1879

amusia1890

anomia1897

dyslexia1917

strephosymbolia1925

acalculia1926

dysgraphia1934

dyscalculia1953

1875 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 20 May 586 The degree to which agraphia (loss of the power of expression in written language) or alexia (loss of comprehension of written language) will occur in connection with these different forms of aphasia depends somewhat upon the previous education and habits of the patient.

1904 E. B. Titchener tr. W. M. Wundt Princ. Physiol. Psychol. I. 305 Destruction of this region produces the peculiar syndrome of ‘alexia’ or ‘word blindness’.

1964 A. V. S. de Reuck & M. O'Connor Disorders Lang. 215 Alexia occurs significantly more often in left-handed people with left-sided lesions than in right-handed people with similar lesions.

2005 O. Sacks in H. Engel Memory Bk. Afterword 240 It became apparent, with further testing, that there were also some visual problems besides the alexia.

Derivatives

aˈlexic adj. of, relating to, or affected with alexia.

ΚΠ

1888 Ophthalmic Rev. 7 290 The authors note also the interesting fact that alexic patients can read printed Arabic figures.

1964 M. Critchley Developmental Dyslexia vii. 45 Aphasic patients who have an alexic difficulty in the comprehension of verbal symbols.

2010 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 30 Oct. R27 A Man of Letters describes how Canadian novelist Howard Engel one day woke unable to recognize words because of stroke that rendered him alexic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alexia
释义	alexian. Brit. /əˈlɛksɪə/, U.S. /əˈlɛksiə/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Alexie. Etymology: < German Alexie (M. Benedikt 1865, in Wiener med. Presse 26 Nov. 1169; irregularly < a- a- prefix⁶ + ancient Greek λέξις speech (see lexis n.; apparently confused with classical Latin legere to read: see lection n.) + -ie -ia suffix¹), with remodelling of the ending after words in -ia suffix¹. Compare also German Alexia (1877 or earlier; now rare). Medicine. Loss of the ability to comprehend written or printed language. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > impairment of mental powers > dyslexia, aphasia, or dyscalculia aphemia1864 agraphia1867 aphasia1867 asymbolia1874 alexia1875 agraphy1879 amusia1890 anomia1897 dyslexia1917 strephosymbolia1925 acalculia1926 dysgraphia1934 dyscalculia1953 1875 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 20 May 586 The degree to which agraphia (loss of the power of expression in written language) or alexia (loss of comprehension of written language) will occur in connection with these different forms of aphasia depends somewhat upon the previous education and habits of the patient. 1904 E. B. Titchener tr. W. M. Wundt Princ. Physiol. Psychol. I. 305 Destruction of this region produces the peculiar syndrome of ‘alexia’ or ‘word blindness’. 1964 A. V. S. de Reuck & M. O'Connor Disorders Lang. 215 Alexia occurs significantly more often in left-handed people with left-sided lesions than in right-handed people with similar lesions. 2005 O. Sacks in H. Engel Memory Bk. Afterword 240 It became apparent, with further testing, that there were also some visual problems besides the alexia. Derivatives aˈlexic adj. of, relating to, or affected with alexia. ΚΠ 1888 Ophthalmic Rev. 7 290 The authors note also the interesting fact that alexic patients can read printed Arabic figures. 1964 M. Critchley Developmental Dyslexia vii. 45 Aphasic patients who have an alexic difficulty in the comprehension of verbal symbols. 2010 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 30 Oct. R27 A Man of Letters describes how Canadian novelist Howard Engel one day woke unable to recognize words because of stroke that rendered him alexic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1875
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