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(ă-lek′sē-ă)
[¹an- + Gr. lexis, word + -ia]
A loss of the ability to understand written or printed words.
alexic (ă-lek′sik), adj.
SYN: SEE: visual aphasia; SEE: word blindness
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Alexia." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729280/all/alexia.
Alexia. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729280/all/alexia. Accessed December 15, 2019.
Alexia. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729280/all/alexia
Alexia [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 December 15]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729280/all/alexia.
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