"Anomia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A language dysfunction characterized by the inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived. The individual is able to describe the object in question, but cannot provide the name. This condition is associated with lesions of the dominant hemisphere involving the language areas, in particular the TEMPORAL LOBE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p484)
| Descriptor ID |
D000849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.150.500.090 C23.888.592.604.150.500.090
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| Concept/Terms |
Anomia- Anomia
- Aphasia, Amnesic
- Amnesic Aphasia
- Nominal Dysphasia
- Dysphasia, Nominal
- Dysphasias, Nominal
- Nominal Dysphasias
- Aphasia, Nominal
- Nominal Aphasia
- Dysnomia
- Dysnomias
- Anomic Dysphasia
- Anomic Dysphasias
- Dysphasia, Anomic
- Dysphasias, Anomic
- Aphasia, Anomic
- Anomic Aphasia
Color Anomia- Color Anomia
- Anomia, Color
- Anomias, Color
- Color Anomias
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