alexic
/əˈlɛksɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or affected by alexia, the inability to read due to brain damage.
- The alexic patient could speak fluently but could not read a single word.
- After his injury, he became alexic and relied on audiobooks for information.
- Researchers studied the alexic condition to better understand how the brain processes written language.
noun
- A person who has alexia.
- The hospital provided special training for alexics to regain some reading ability.
- As an alexic, she used text-to-speech software to read emails.
- The support group helped alexics learn alternative ways to access written information.