[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

alexia \alex"ia\ .ale^ks"i^.a, n. nl.; a- not +
   gr. le`xis speech, fr. le`gein to speak, confused with l.
   legere to read. med.
   a inability to read aloud, due to brain disease; the
       meanings of the words is nevertheless understood. called
       also motor alexia.
   b inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or
       printed symbols. called also word blindness and text
       blindness.
       webster 1913 suppl. + as alexipharmac
see also:
motor alexia word blindness text blindness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

alexia
     n : inability to perceive written words syn: visual aphasia,
         word blindness
see also:
visual aphasia word blindness 

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