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ASYMBOLIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbolism and Psychology of Language
DEF

The loss of power to comprehend the symbolic meaning of things such as words, figures, gestures and signs.

OBS

... usually in consequence of a brain lesion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symbolique et psychologie du langage
DEF

Perte de la capacité de reconnaître les symboles ou les signes qui correspondent aux idées.

OBS

Désordre aphasique affectant [la compréhension de] la signification symbolique des choses.

Spanish

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