Descriptor in English: | Anomia |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Anomia |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Anomia |
Descriptor in French: | Anomie (trouble du langage) |
Entry term(s): |
Amnesic Aphasia Anomia, Color Anomias, Color Anomic Aphasia Anomic Dysphasia Anomic Dysphasias Aphasia, Amnesic Aphasia, Anomic Aphasia, Nominal Color Anomia Color Anomias Dysnomia Dysnomias Dysphasia, Anomic Dysphasia, Nominal Dysphasias, Anomic Dysphasias, Nominal Nominal Aphasia Nominal Dysphasia Nominal Dysphasias |
Tree number(s): |
C10.597.606.150.500.090 C23.888.592.604.150.500.090 |
Scope note: | A language dysfunction characterized by the inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived. The individual is able to describe the object in question, but cannot provide the name. This condition is associated with lesions of the dominant hemisphere involving the language areas, in particular the TEMPORAL LOBE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p484) |
Annotation: | inability to name objects: do not confuse with ANOMIE ("state of social disorganization & demoralization in society...", often called "anomia") |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VI virology |
History Note: | 1991(1980); use APHASIA 1975-1979 |
DeCS UI: | 863 |
Descriptor UI: | D000849 |
Date Established: | 1991/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1978/12/14 |
Revision Date: | 1999/11/08 |
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Anomia
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Color Anomia
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Concept UI |
M0001263 |
Scope note | A language dysfunction characterized by the inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived. The individual is able to describe the object in question, but cannot provide the name. This condition is associated with lesions of the dominant hemisphere involving the language areas, in particular the TEMPORAL LOBE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p484) |
Preferred term | Anomia |
Entry term(s) |
Amnesic Aphasia Anomic Aphasia Anomic Dysphasia Anomic Dysphasias Aphasia, Amnesic Aphasia, Anomic Aphasia, Nominal Dysnomia Dysnomias Dysphasia, Anomic Dysphasia, Nominal Dysphasias, Anomic Dysphasias, Nominal Nominal Aphasia Nominal Dysphasia Nominal Dysphasias |
Concept UI |
M0336950 |
Preferred term | Color Anomia |
Entry term(s) |
Anomia, Color Anomias, Color Color Anomias |
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