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anomia

Pronunciation: /əˈnəʊmɪə/

Definition of anomia

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a form of aphasia in which the patient is unable to recall the names of everyday objects.

Derivatives

anomic

adjective

Origin:

early 20th century: formed irregularly from a-1 'without, not' + Latin nomen 'name' + -ia1

anomia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of anomia in the US English dictionary