alexia

n. loss or impairment of the ability to comprehend written or printed words as a result of lesions, stroke, or other forms of neurological damage or disorder. It is generally seen in aphasia but may occur in isolation, in which case it is called pure alexia (or alexia without agraphia or agnosic alexia) and characterized by reading impairment with preserved language production and auditory comprehension. Individuals with pure alexia can also write but are frequently unable to read what they have written (hence it is also called word blindness). See also dyslexia.

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December 24th 2024

gender

1. the condition of being male, female, or neuter. In a human context, the distinction between gender and sex reflects the usage of these terms: Sex usually refers to the biological aspects of maleness or femaleness, whereas gender implies the psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural aspects of being male or female (i.e., masculinity or femininity).

2. in linguistics, a grammatical category in inflected languages that governs the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives.