anomia
- noun
- /əˈnoʊmiə/
- Specialized
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anomia
- The patient was diagnosed with anomia after several tests.
Examples
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While his speech was fluent, anomia made it difficult for him to name even familiar faces.
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The patient displayed clear signs of anomia when she struggled to recall common objects during the exam.
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Researchers are studying treatments to help individuals cope with anomia after a stroke.
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After the stroke, she experienced anomia and struggled to name everyday objects.
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The patient was diagnosed with anomia, making it difficult for him to name everyday objects.
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After the stroke, she experienced anomia and often referred to items by their descriptions instead of their names.
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His struggle with anomia became apparent when he couldn’t recall the names of familiar objects during the conversation.
Synonyms
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A condition that makes it hard to say or recognize common object names
A condition that makes it hard to find names of objects while the person still understands speech
Difficulty naming objects in speech or writing
A language problem that makes you unable to name objects or people
Compounds
- Specialized
A sea animal with two thin shells whose right shell has a deep notch and that often sticks to rocks
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
anomia = nomia (opaque) = a + nom + ia
The prefix 'a-' indicates a lack or absence, but the medical context and specific condition are not transparent to most learners.
Etymology
Anomia comes from the Greek parts a- 'without' and onoma 'name', the same root you see in anonymous ('no name'). So, anomia is when someone cannot find or say the right name for things, which explains the word's current meaning.