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Descriptor English:   Anomia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Anomia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Anomia 
Synonyms English:   Amnesic Aphasia
Anomia, Color
Anomias, Color
Anomic Aphasia
Anomic Dysphasia
Anomic Dysphasias
Aphasia, Amnesic
Aphasia, Anomic
Aphasia, Nominal
Color Anomia
Color Anomias
Dysnomia
Dysnomias
Dysphasia, Anomic
Dysphasia, Nominal
Dysphasias, Anomic
Dysphasias, Nominal
Nominal Aphasia
Nominal Dysphasia
Nominal Dysphasias  
Tree Number:   C10.597.606.150.500.090
C23.888.592.604.150.500.090
Definition English:   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) 
Indexing Annotation English:   inability to name objects: do not confuse with ANOMIE ("state of social disorganization & demoralization in society...", often called "anomia")
History Note English:   1991(1980); use APHASIA 1975-1979 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy UR urine
VI virology  
Record Number:   863 
Unique Identifier:   D000849 

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