prosopagnosia
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Definition of prosopagnosia
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.
“A normal person can name someone from facial features alone, even if the features have changed substantially over the years. People with prosopagnosia are not able to make this association, but have few other neurological symptoms other than a loss of some part of the visual field.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon) Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Ancient Greek [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γνώς (ăgnṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European…
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Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon) Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Ancient Greek [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γνώς (ăgnṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā)lbor. German Agnosie German Prosopagnosiebor. English prosopagnosia Borrowed from German Prosopagnosie (see there for more). By surface analysis, prosop- + agnosia.
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200+ playable · top: PROPOSING (14 pts)
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21 words- APPOSING 13 pts
- OPPOSING 13 pts
- POGONIPS 13 pts
- SAPPINGS 13 pts
- APOAPSIS 12 pts
- PARSNIPS 12 pts
- PARAGONS 11 pts
- PINGRASS 11 pts
- POGONIAS 11 pts
- RASPINGS 11 pts
- SPOORING 11 pts
- ANOOPSIA 10 pts
- ANOPSIAS 10 pts
- PAISANOS 10 pts
- SOPRANOS 10 pts
- AGNOSIAS 9 pts
- ASSIGNOR 9 pts
- SANGRIAS 9 pts
- SARANGIS 9 pts
- SIGNORAS 9 pts
- SOARINGS 9 pts
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61 words- GRAPPAS 12 pts
- POGONIP 12 pts
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- PAPAINS 11 pts
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- PARANGS 10 pts
- PARINGS 10 pts
- PARSING 10 pts
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- SORINGS 8 pts
- ARIOSOS 7 pts
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6-letter words
93 words- GRAPPA 11 pts
- NAPPAS 10 pts
- PAPAIN 10 pts
- GIPONS 9 pts
- GOSSIP 9 pts
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- PAGANS 9 pts
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- ROPING 9 pts
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- SPRANG 9 pts
- SPRIGS 9 pts
- SPRING 9 pts
- SPROGS 9 pts
- ANOPIA 8 pts
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- PAISAN 8 pts
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- AGORAS 7 pts
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- OARING 7 pts
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- ORIGAN 7 pts
- RASING 7 pts
- ROSING 7 pts
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- SANGAS 7 pts
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- SARONG 7 pts
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- ARIOSO 6 pts
- ARSINO 6 pts
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- NAIRAS 6 pts
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- ORISON 6 pts
- ROSINS 6 pts
- SANSAR 6 pts
- SARANS 6 pts
- SARINS 6 pts
- SONARS 6 pts
5-letter words
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