agnosia

agnosia
noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek agnōsia ignorance, from a- + gnōsis knowledge, from gignōskein Date: circa 1900 loss or diminution of the ability to recognize familiar objects or stimuli usually as a result of brain damage

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