English Explanatory Dictionary

prosopagnosia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊʒə/ /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊzɪə/ /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊsɪə/ /ˌpɹɑsoʊpæɡˈnoʊʒə/ en-us-prosopagnosia.ogg

Word forms

prosopagnosia prosopagnosias prosopoagnosia

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon) Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Ancient Greek [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γνώς (ăgnṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā)lbor. German Agnosie German Prosopagnosiebor. English prosopagnosia Borrowed from German Prosopagnosie (see there for more). By surface analysis, prosop- + agnosia.

Synonyms

face blindness PA

Related words

super recogniser

Derived words

acquired prosopagnosia congenital prosopagnosia developmental prosopagnosia hereditary prosopagnosia prosopagnosic
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