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prosopagnosia

Syllabification: (pros·o·pag·no·sia)
Pronunciation: /ˌpräsəpagˈnōZH(ē)ə/
Definition of prosopagnosia

noun

Psychiatry
  • an inability to recognize the faces of familiar people, typically as a result of damage to the brain.

Derivatives

prosopagnosic

Pronunciation: /-ˈnōzik, -ˈnōsik/
noun

Origin:

1950s: modern Latin, from Greek prosōpon 'face' + agnōsia 'ignorance'

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Definition of prosopagnosia in the British & World English dictionary

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