visual aphasia
- noun
- /ˈvɪʒuəl əˈfeɪʒə/
- Specialized
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afasia visual
- In cases of visual aphasia, reading comprehension is severely impaired even though vision remains intact.
Examples
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Patients with visual aphasia struggle to read even simple texts.
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The patient was diagnosed with visual aphasia after he could no longer understand written instructions.
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Her doctor explained that her visual aphasia was the result of specific brain damage.
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The doctor diagnosed her with visual aphasia after the stroke.
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In cases of visual aphasia, reading comprehension is severely impaired even though vision remains intact.
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The patient was diagnosed with visual aphasia after he could no longer understand written instructions.
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Patients with visual aphasia struggle to read even simple texts.
Synonyms
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A condition in which a person loses the ability to read, often after brain damage
Cannot read written words because of damage to the brain
Unable to read written language because of brain injury
Antonyms
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Morphology
The phrase combines 'visual' (relating to sight) with 'aphasia' (loss of language ability), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer this refers to a language/comprehension deficit tied to the visual modality. Although clinical, the modifier–noun composition is straightforward and follows predictable semantic modification patterns, making the meaning derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Visual aphasia combines visual, which means 'seeing', and aphasia, which means 'loss of language'. So, a person can see letters clearly but the brain cannot turn them into meaning, and they cannot understand written words.