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astereognosis
SYN: tactile agnosia. [G. a- priv. + stereos, solid + gnosis, knowledge]

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astere·og·no·sis (')ā-.ster-ē-äg-'nō-səs, -.stir- n, pl -no·ses -.sēz loss of the ability to recognize the shapes of objects by handling them

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n.
see agnosia

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aste·re·og·no·sis (ə-ster″e-og-noґsis) [a-1 + Gr. stereo- + gnōsis] loss or lack of the ability to understand the form and nature of objects that are touched (stereognosis), a form of tactile agnosia; called also astereocognosy, stereoagnosis, and tactile amnesia.

Medical dictionary. 2011.