Definition of Tactile agnosia

1. Noun. A loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them.

Exact synonyms: Astereognosis
Generic synonyms: Agnosia

Medical Definition of Tactile agnosia

1. The inability to recognise objects by touch, in the presence of intact cutaneous and proprioceptive hand sensation; caused by lesion in the contralateral parietal lobe. Synonym: astereognosis, stereoagnosis, stereoanesthesia. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tactile Agnosia

tactfulnesses
tactic
tactical
tactically
tactical intelligence
tactical maneuver
tactical manoeuvre
tactical warning
tactician
tacticians
tactics
tactile
tactile
tactilely
tactile agnosia (current term)
tactile agnosia (current term)
tactile anaesthesia
tactile cell
tactile corpuscle
tactile disk
tactile elevations
tactile fremitus
tactile hair
tactile hallucination
tactile hyperesthesia
tactile image
tactile meniscus
tactile organ
tactile property
tactile sensation

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