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... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Communication Disorders > Language Disorders > Anomia
... > Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Communication Disorders > Language Disorders > Anomia
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Communication Disorders > Language Disorders > Anomia
Mental Disorders > Neurodevelopmental Disorders > Communication Disorders > Language Disorders > Anomia

Preferred term

Anomia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Amnesic Aphasia
  • Anomic Aphasia
  • Anomic Dysphasia
  • Anomic Dysphasias
  • Aphasia, Amnesic
  • Aphasia, Anomic
  • Aphasia, Nominal
  • Dysnomia
  • Dysnomias
  • Dysphasia, Anomic
  • Dysphasia, Nominal
  • Dysphasias, Anomic
  • Dysphasias, Nominal
  • Nominal Aphasia
  • Nominal Dysphasia
  • Nominal Dysphasias

Note

  • inability to name objects: do not confuse with ANOMIE ("state of social disorganization & demoralization in society...", often called "anomia")

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 1991(1980); use APHASIA 1975-1979

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000849

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