prosopagnosia

English

/ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊʒə/, /ˌpɹɑsoʊpæɡˈnoʊʒə/

noun
Definitions
  • (psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterised by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (face, mask, more generally, countenance, mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, a social role, person, character, appearance).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πρόσωπον

Gloss

face, mask, more generally, countenance, mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, a social role, person, character, appearance

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

顔

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