Prosopagnosie

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, face) +‎ Agnosie (agnosia), from Ancient Greek ἀγνωσία (agnōsía). Apparently coined by neurologist Joachim Bodamer in 1947 in a paper describing the condition, titled Die Prosop-Agnosie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpʁozopʔaɡnoˈziː/
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Noun

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Prosopagnosie f (genitive Prosopagnosie, no plural)

  1. prosopagnosia

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