astereognosia

Questions

What does astereognosia mean?

Synonym of astereognosis (which is the more common synonym)

Where does astereognosia come from?

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, parallel with the a- + stereo- + gnosis of the more established synonym (astereognosis) and clearly influenced by the naturally apparent (to biomedically informed speakers) surface analysis of agnosia (which is cognitively adjacent, hypernymously).

How to pronounce astereognosia

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