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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 .