asomatognosia

noun

aso·​ma·​tog·​no·​sia

¦āˌsōməˌtägˈnōzh(ē)ə

: ignorance of paralysis as a result of brain damage

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from a- entry 2 + somat- + -gnosia

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