ALEXIAS

Noun

alexias

plural of alexia

Source: Wiktionary


ALEXIA

A*lex"i*a, n. [NL.; a- not + Gr. speech, fr. to speak, confused with L. legere to read.] (Med.) (a) As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain disease. (b) More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen, as in case of word blindness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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