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Definition of Tactile agnosia
1. Noun. A loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them.
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)