Look up: anomia

1. Anomia
   [n] - type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
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2. Anomia
   (1) A clinical sign readily discovered using a confrontational naming task. A naming disability very common in all the aphasias, and one of the key factors in the aphasic's reduced communicative success. A difficulty in retrieving words from the lexicon (1), although it is unclear whether this is du...
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3. Anomia
   A neurological disorder which causes a marked inability to name otherwise familiar stimuli. See also: Auditory Anomia.
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4. Anomia
   A form of aphasia (loss of language capability caused by brain damage) in which the subject has difficulty remembering or recognizing names which the subject should know well. The subject speaks fluently and grammatically and has normal comprehension, and the only deficit is trouble finding appropriate words
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5. Anomia
   Anomia: A problem with word finding. Impaired recall of words with no impairment of comprehension or the capacity to repeat the words. In 'The Case of Anna H.' who had anomia, the neurologist/writer Oliver Sacks noted that: 'When I showed her some kitchen matches, she recognized them at once, visual...
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6. Anomia
   A·no'mi·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... irregular; 'a priv. + no'mos law.] (Zoology) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.
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7. anomia
   <zoology> A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Irregular; priv. + law. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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8. Anomia
   genus Anomia noun type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
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9. anomia
   (ә-no´me-ә) loss of the ability to name objects or recognize names.
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10. Anomia
    • (n.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.
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11. anomia
    anomia The inability to name objects or of recognizing and recalling their names.
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12. anomia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-nō′mē-ă Synonyms: nominal aphasia
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