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Descriptor English: Anomia
Descriptor Spanish: Anomia
Descriptor anomia
Entry term(s) afasia amnésica
afasia anómica
afasia nominal
anomia del color
disnomia
Scope note: Disfunción del lenguaje que se caracteriza por incapacidad para nombrar a las personas y objetos que se perciben correctamente. El individuo es capaz de describir al objeto en cuestión, pero no puede mencionar el nombre. Esta afección se asocia con lesiones en las áreas del lenguaje del hemisferio dominante, en particular del LÓBULO TEMPORAL. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p484)
Descriptor Portuguese: Anomia
Descriptor 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
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000849
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
Previous Indexing: Aphasia (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 1991; see under APHASIA 1980-1990, see APHASIA 1975-1979
History Note: 1991(1980); use APHASIA 1975-1979
DeCS ID: 863
Unique ID: D000849
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/12/14
Revision Date: 1999/11/08
Anomia - Preferred
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
Color Anomia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336950
Preferred term Color Anomia
Entry term(s) Anomia, Color
Anomias, Color
Color Anomias



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