ACQUIRED WORD BLINDNESS
\ɐkwˈa͡ɪ͡əd wˈɜːd blˈa͡ɪndnəs], \ɐkwˈaɪəd wˈɜːd blˈaɪndnəs], \ɐ_k_w_ˈaɪə_d w_ˈɜː_d b_l_ˈaɪ_n_d_n_ə_s]\
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A receptive visual aphasia characterized by the loss of a previously possessed ability to comprehend the meaning or significance of handwritten words, despite intact vision. This condition may be associated with posterior cerebral artery infarction (INFARCTION, POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY) and other BRAIN DISEASES.
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