prosopagnosia
/ (ˌprɒsəpæɡˈnəʊszɪə) /
noun
an inability to recognize faces
Word Origin for prosopagnosia
C20: from Greek
prosōpon face +
agnosia
Words nearby prosopagnosia
proslavery,
prosodemic,
prosodist,
prosody,
prosoma,
prosopagnosia,
prosopalgia,
prosopectasia,
prosoplasia,
prosopo-,
prosopodiplegia
Medical definitions for prosopagnosia
prosopagnosia
[ prŏs′ə-păg-nō′zhə, -zē-ə ]
n.
An inability or difficulty in recognizing familiar faces; it may be congenital or result from injury or disease of the brain.