Alexia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alexia \A*lex"i*a\ ([.a]*l[e^]ks"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; a- not +
     Gr. le`xis speech, fr. le`gein to speak, confused with L.
     legere to read.] (Med.)
     (a) Inability to read aloud, due to brain disease; the
         meanings of the words is nevertheless understood. Called
         also {motor alexia}.


     (b) Inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or
         printed symbols. Called also {Word blindness} and {text
         blindness}.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS] Alexipharmac

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alexia
       n : inability to perceive written words [syn: {visual aphasia},
           {word blindness}]