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inability to perceive written words

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  1. n. inability to perceive written words
  2. (a) As used by some, word/inability">inability to word/read">read aloud, due to brain disease. (b) More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen, as in case of word blindness.
  3. Alexipharmic. [Obs.]
  4. n inability to perceive written words