alexia

/əˈlɛksiə/
noun
  1. A neurological condition in which a person loses the ability to read, usually due to brain damage.
    • The therapist used special exercises to help the woman with alexia recognize letters again.
    • Alexia is different from dyslexia because it involves a loss of previously acquired reading skills.
    • After the stroke, the patient developed alexia and could no longer read books.
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