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noun
The inability to identify an object by touch without visual input; a form of tactile agnosia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tactile agnosia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agnosia
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis English stereognosis English astereognosis From a- + stereognosis.
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