Definition of agnosia

sustain Definition: (verb) to keep in existence or continue. Petersons.com

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< Agnon, Shmuel Yosef

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ag·no·sia    (g-nzh) KEY  

NOUN:

Loss of the ability to interpret sensory stimuli, such as sounds or images.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Greek agnsi, ignorance : a-, without ; see a- ¹ + gnsis, knowledge (from gignskein, to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots)

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