Found 2 items, similar to alexia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: alexia alexia n : inability to perceive written words [syn: visual aphasia, word blindness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Alexia Alexia \A*lex"i*a\, n. [NL.; a- not + Gr. ? speech, fr. ? to speak, confused with L. legere to read.] (Med.) (a) As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain disease. (b) More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen, as in case of word blindness. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]