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Agnosia vs Amnesia - What's the difference?

agnosia | amnesia |

As nouns the difference between agnosia and amnesia

is that agnosia is the inability to recognize objects by use of the senses while amnesia is loss of memory; forgetfulness.

agnosia

English

Noun

(wikipedia agnosia) (en noun)
  • The inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.

    • Derived terms

    * prosopagnosia

    External links

    * (wikipedia "agnosia") English terms with alpha privatives ----

    amnesia

    English

    (wikipedia amnesia)

    Noun

  • (pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

    • Derived terms

    * amnesiac * amnesic * amnestic * anterograde amnesia * retrograde amnesia

    Related terms

    * amnesty

    Anagrams

    * English terms with alpha privatives ----