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AMUSIA

\amjˈuːzɪə], \amjˈuːzɪə], \a_m_j_ˈuː_z_ɪ__ə]\

Definitions of AMUSIA

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A form of aphasia characterized by loss of the faculty of musical expression.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Inability to produce (motor a. ) or to comprehend (sensory a. ) musical sounds.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Morbid impairment or loss of the power of producing or appreciating musical qualities. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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