Taber's Medical Dictionary
asymbolia
(ā″sim-bō′lē-ă )
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Inability to comprehend words, gestures, or symbols that were formerly understood.
SYN: SEE: asemia
SEE: aphasia
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Asymbolia." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746123/all/asymbolia.
Asymbolia. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746123/all/asymbolia. Accessed May 2, 2026.
Asymbolia. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746123/all/asymbolia
Asymbolia [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 02]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746123/all/asymbolia.
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