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prosopagnosia
pros·o·pag·no·si·a P5658270 (prŏs′ə-păg-nō′sē-ə, -zē-ə)n. A disorder characterized by the inability to recognize people by their faces. In some cases it is present at birth, and in others it is the result of a brain injury. Also called face blindness. [Greek prosōpon, face, character; see prosopopeia + agnōsiā, agnosia; see agnosia.] pro′so·pag·no′si·ac′ (prŏs′ə-păg-nō′sē-ăk′, -zē-ăk′) adj. & n.prosopagnosia (ˌprɒsəpæɡˈnəʊzɪə) n (Psychiatry) an inability to recognize faces[C20: from Greek prosōpon face + agnosia]Translations
prosopagnosia
prosopagnosia[‚präs·ō·pag′nōzh·yə] (psychology) The inability to recognize familiar faces. prosopagnosia
prosopagnosia [pros″o-pag-no´se-ah] inability to recognize the faces of other people or one's own features in a mirror, due to damage to the underside of both occipital lobes.pros·o·pag·no·si·a (pros'ō-pag-nō'sē-ă), Difficulty in recognizing familiar faces. [prosop- + G. a- priv. + gnōsis, recognition] prosopagnosia (prŏs′ə-păg-nō′zē-ə, -zhə, prō′-)n. A disorder characterized by the inability to recognize people by their faces. In some cases it is present at birth, and in others it is the result of a brain injury. Also called face blindness. pro′so·pag·no′sic (-zĭk), pro′so·pag·no′si·ac′ (-zē-ăk′) adj. & n.prosopagnosia Neurology Inability to recognize familiar faces unexplained by defective visual acuity or ↓ consciousness or alertnesspros·o·pag·no·si·a (pros'ŏ-pag-nō'zē-ă) Difficulty in recognizing familiar faces. [prosop- + G. a- priv. + gnōsis, recognition]prosopagnosia Inability to recognize faces. It may be due to a lesion in one area of the inferotemporal (IT) cortex. See agnosia. |