alexia

n. disorder characterized by the inability to read (Psychiatry)

The word Alexia has more than one meaning:Alexia is a brain disorder involving the loss of the ability to readAlexia is a Greek name that means "Protector of man". There are three European singers called "Alexia":Alexia (British)Alexia (Cypriot)Alexia (Italian)There are two princesses called "Alexia":Princess Alexia of the NetherlandsPrincess Alexia of Greece and Denmark
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Alexia /alex·ia/ a form of receptive aphasia in which ability to understand written language is lost as a result of a cerebral lesion. [more]Alexia - Community and Resources

Noun
1. inability to perceive written words
(synonym) visual aphasia, word blindness
(hypernym) aphasia

n. alexia, disorder characterized by the inability to read (Psychiatry)