Anosognosia
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anosognosia is a noun meaning The inability of a person to recognize his or her own illness or handicap.
Meaning
The inability of a person to recognize his or her own illness or handicap.
More Meanings
- (pathology) A failure to be aware of a defect or deficit resulting from disability, due to a brain injury (e.g. Anton-Babinski syndrome).
Word Forms
- anosognosias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anosagnosia, asomatognosia, phonagnosia, atopognosia, astereognosis, autotopagnosia.
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