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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Alexia \A*lex"i*a\ ([.a]*l[e^]ks"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; a- not +
Gr. le`xis speech, fr. le`gein to speak, confused with L.
legere to read.] (Med.)
(a) Inability to read aloud, due to brain disease; the
meanings of the words is nevertheless understood. Called
also {motor alexia}.
(b) Inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or
printed symbols. Called also {Word blindness} and {text
blindness}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS] Alexipharmac