English-Thai Dictionary
alexia
N การ สูญเสีย ความสามารถ ใน การ อ่าน word blindness kan-sun-sia-khwam-sa-mad-nai-kan-an
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ALEXIA
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
alexia
a lex i a |əˈleksēə əˈlɛksiə | ▶noun the inability to see words or to read, caused by a defect of the brain. Also called word blindness. Compare with dyslexia. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from a- 1 ‘without ’ + Greek lexis ‘speech, ’ from legein ‘speak, ’ which was confused with Latin legere ‘read. ’
Oxford Dictionary
alexia
alexia |əˈlɛksɪə, eɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine inability to recognize or read written words or letters, typically as a result of brain damage. Compare with dyslexia. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from a- 1 ‘without ’ + Greek lexis ‘speech ’, from legein ‘speak ’, which was confused with Latin legere ‘read ’.
Duden Dictionary
Alexianer
Ale xi a ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Alexi a ner |griechisch Angehöriger einer Laienbruderschaft
Alexianerin
Ale xi a ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Alexi a nerin |
Spanish Dictionary
alexia
alexia nombre femenino Pérdida de la capacidad de la lectura debida a un trastorno neurológico .