A neurological condition involving inability to understand or produce meaningful symbols or signs; loss of the ability to communicate symbolically.
From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'sema' (sign/meaning) + '-ia' (condition). This medical term describes disorders affecting symbolic communication and semantic understanding.
Someone with asemasia might look at a stop sign or hear the word 'cat' but can't connect it to what it actually means—their brain literally can't process symbols anymore, which is really different from just losing speech!
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