Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Anomia
‖
A-no′mi-a
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] irregular;
ἀ
priv. + νόμοσ
law.] (Zool.)
A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.
Webster 1828 Edition
Anomia
ANO'MIA
,Noun.
A genus of bivalve shells, so called from their unequal valves; the beaked cockle.
Definition 2025
anomia
anomia
English
Noun
anomia (countable and uncountable, plural anomias)
Synonyms
- nominal aphasia
Translations
neurology: the inability to remember names
|
neurology: the difficulty in finding the right word
Portuguese
Noun
anomia f (plural anomias)
- (sociology) anomie (alienation or social instability)
- (neurology) anomia; nominal aphasia (difficulty recalling nouns)
Synonyms
- (nominal aphasia): afasia nominal