atopognosia

atopognosia
atop·og·no·sia (ə-top″og-noґzhə) [a-1 + topo- + gnōsis knowledge + -ia] loss of the power of topesthesia; called also atopognosis, topagnosia, and topoanesthesia.

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  • atopognosia — noun absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch • Syn: ↑atopognosis • Hypernyms: ↑nervous disorder, ↑neurological disorder, ↑neurological disease …   Useful english dictionary

  • atopognosia, atopognosis — Sensory inattention; inability to locate a sensation properly. Usually caused by a contralateral parietal lobe lesion. [G. a priv. + topos, place, + gnosis, knowledge] …   Medical dictionary

  • topagnosis — Inability to localize tactile sensations. SYN: topoanesthesia. [top + G. a priv. + gnosis, recognition] * * * n. inability to identify a part of the body that has been touched. It is a symptom of disease in the parietal lobes of the brain. The… …   Medical dictionary

  • topoanesthesia — SYN: topagnosis. [topo + anesthesia] * * * topo·an·es·the·sia (top″o an″es theґzhə) atopognosia …   Medical dictionary

  • atopognosis — ato·pog·no·sis .ā .täp äg nō səs, .tōp n, pl no·ses .sēz absence or loss of the power of topognosia * * * atop·og·no·sis (ə top″og noґsis) atopognosia …   Medical dictionary

  • topagnosia — top·ag·no·sia (top″ag noґzhə) [topo + agnosia] atopognosia …   Medical dictionary

  • atopognosis — noun absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch • Syn: ↑atopognosia • Hypernyms: ↑nervous disorder, ↑neurological disorder, ↑neurological disease * * * |ā+ noun Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

  • nervous disorder — noun a disorder of the nervous system • Syn: ↑neurological disorder, ↑neurological disease • Hypernyms: ↑disorder, ↑upset • Hyponyms: ↑brain damage, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • neurological disease — noun a disorder of the nervous system • Syn: ↑nervous disorder, ↑neurological disorder • Hypernyms: ↑disorder, ↑upset • Hyponyms: ↑brain damage, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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