anomic aphasia

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Synonyms for anomic aphasia

inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects

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The names may reflect the ferocious infighting within the International Astronomical Union, Eris being the Greek Goddess of Strife, Dysnomia the muse of anarchy.
Eris' moon also has a new name: Dysnomia, the Greek goddess of lawlessness.
Furthermore, Eris' moon has been designated Dysnomia, the goddess of lawlessness.
During the interviews, several needed more time to think about questions and had difficulty finding key words in sentences (dysnomia).
17) (fire destroyed habitat in 1959 on the only island where it was known to exist); 5) the Sampson's pearly mussel (Epioblasma sampsonii), Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Epioblasma (Dysnomia) sampsoni, Sampson's Pearly Mussel, from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, 49 Fed.
By carefully considering research in the field of LD, we will demonstrate that it is inappropriate to extend research concerning reading disabilities (or other supposedly specific disabilities) to any other LD categories (language-based, nonverbal based) and subcategories (dyslexia, dysnomia, dyscalculia, etc.).
However, he had dyslexia (difficulty reading words) and dysnomia (difficulty naming objects).
Questions about the following specific problems were selected from the interview schedule that paralleled test items from the objective assessments of patients: dysmnesia, topographical disorientation, dyspraxia, dysnomia and visual agnosia.
test, on which she scored 89 and 100 respectively -- the specialist concluded that she suffered from an "attentional defect disorder in the auditory modality," which limited her ability to assimilate auditory information at the normal rate; "difficulty with the rapid integration of information from auditory and visual modalities," which adversely affected her ability to read quickly; and "dysnomia," which limited her ability to succinctly express a word or thought upon command.
Physical examinations of three workers were normal; the 54-year-old worker was markedly depressed with evidence of neurologic abnormalities, including a strongly positive Romberg test and marked dysnomia. BLL measurements were 27, 25, 13, and 16 [MICROG]g/dL for the 54-, 24-, and 36-year-old workers, respectively.