n. Loss of the ability to interpret sensory stimuli, usually leading to the inability to identify or recognize objects using one or more senses. [Greek agnōsiā, ignorance : a-, without; see A–1 + gnōsis, knowledge (from gignōskein, to know; see gnō- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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