autotopagnosia

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/ˌɔːtəʊˌtɒpæɡˈnəʊzi.ə/

noun

A form of agnosia characterized by an inability to localize and orient different parts of the body

OriginEnglish agnosia ← Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- →
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Meanings

nounautotopagnosia (countable and uncountable, plural autotopagnosias)

plural autotopagnosias

  1. countableuncountableA form of agnosia characterized by an inability to localize and orient different parts of the body

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Ancient Greekτόπος (tópos)
  11. Englishtopo-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*né
  13. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  15. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  17. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  18. Ancient Greekἀγνώς (agnṓs)
  19. Ancient Greekἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā)
  20. Englishagnosia
  21. Englishautotopagnosia

From auto- + topo- + agnosia.

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