anomic aphasia
- noun
- /əˈnɑːmɪk əˈfeɪʒə/
- Specialized
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afasia anómica
- People with anomic aphasia can often describe an object's function, but cannot remember its name.
Examples
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Patients with anomic aphasia often struggle to name common objects.
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The neurologist explained that anomic aphasia affects word retrieval more than speech comprehension.
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After the stroke, John was diagnosed with anomic aphasia and struggled to recall names of common objects.
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Is anomic aphasia a common condition among stroke survivors?
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After the stroke, John was diagnosed with anomic aphasia and struggled to recall names of common objects.
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People with anomic aphasia can often describe an object's function, but cannot remember its name.
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The neurologist explained that anomic aphasia affects word retrieval more than speech comprehension.
Synonyms
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9.1
A condition where a person cannot speak or understand words after brain damage
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9.7
A condition that makes it hard to say or recognize common object names
A condition in which a person cannot name objects or people
Difficulty naming objects in speech or writing
A language problem that makes you unable to name objects or people
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
anomic + aphasia
This is a compositional medical term: 'anomic' (relating to difficulty naming) qualifies 'aphasia' (loss of language), so the meaning 'a type of aphasia characterized by difficulty naming or retrieving words' follows directly from the constituents. The same lexical pattern appears in other languages (e.g., Spanish 'afasia anómica'), making the relation predictable for learners who know both parts.
Etymology
Anomic aphasia comes from old Greek parts: an- and -nom- meaning 'no name', and aphasia meaning 'loss of speech'. So people with anomic aphasia can understand and speak but often cannot find the right name for things.