Agnosia/Definition

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Agnosia [r]: A perceptual disorder that is the loss of the ability to comprehend the meaning or recognize the importance of various forms of stimulation that cannot be attributed to impairment of a primary sensory modality.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Agnosia (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.