Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Pathol., the loss of the power of forming or understanding any sign or symbol of thought, whether spoken, written, or acted. Also called
asymbolia .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought.
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Examples
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At this period the gesture-language and modulation of voice of the child are generally easy to understand, as in case of pure ataxic aphasia (the verbal asemia or asymbolia of Finkelnburg) are the looks and gestures of aphasic adults.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
qms commented on the word asemia
Some brains are essentially blind
To statements of figurative kind.
To say that asemia
Is mental anemia
Would baffle the literal mind.
November 11, 2017