noun
optic aphasia; visual aphasia
A neurological condition where a person cannot name objects presented visually, though recognition and other language functions may be intact. Technical medical term.
視覚性失語症の患者は、物を見せられてもその名前を言えないことがある。
Patients with optic aphasia may be unable to name objects when shown them.
Compound of 視覚性 (visual) + 失語症 (aphasia), a medical calque from Western neurology.