Alexia

Alexia

The word Alexia has more than one meaning:

* Alexia is a brain disorder involving the loss of the ability to read
* Alexia is a Greek name that means "Protector of man".

There are three European singers called "Alexia":

* Alexia (British)
* Alexia (Cypriot)
* Alexia (Italian)

There are two princesses called "Alexia":

* Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
* Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark


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  • Alexia — en 2008 Alexia, de son vrai nom Alessia Aquilani, (née le 19 mai 1967 à La Spezia en Ligurie) est une chanteuse italienne. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • alexia — f. neurol. Incapacidad de comprender el significado de los signos escritos (de lectura) debido a una alteración de los centros del cerebro ligados a la función léxica. Medical Dictionary. 2011. alexia …   Diccionario médico

  • Alexia — entspricht dem männlichen Vornamen Alexis. Namensträgerinnen Alexia von Griechenland (* 1965), dänische Prinzessin Alexia von Oranien Nassau (* 2005), Tochter von Willem Alexander von Oranien Nassau und Máxima Zorreguieta Alexia (Sängerin) (*… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alexia — A*lex i*a, n. [NL.; a not + Gr. ? speech, fr. ? to speak, confused with L. legere to read.] (Med.) (a) As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain disease. (b) More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Alexia — f English and German: variant of ALEXIS (SEE Alexis) as a female name. Cognate: Italian: Alessia …   First names dictionary

  • alexia — |cs| s. f. Neurose caracterizada pela impossibilidade de ler.   ‣ Etimologia: a + lexia …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • alexia — (Del fr. alexie, y este de a 2 y el gr. λέξις, habla o dicción). f. Imposibilidad de leer causada por una lesión del cerebro …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • alexia — [ə lek′sē ə, ālek′sē ə] n. [ModL < Gr a , without + lexis, word, speech < legein, to speak: see LOGIC] a loss of the ability to read, caused by lesions of the brain; word blindness …   English World dictionary

  • Alexia — Como nombre propio, Alexia puede referirse a: El nombre de mujer Alexia de la misma familia que Alejandro y Alexis. La cantante italiana Alexia de eurodance y pop de la década de 1990. Alexia de Grecia, princesa de Grecia y de Dinamarca. Alexia… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Alexia — A loss of the ability to read or understand the written word, due to brain damage that disconnects these functions. From the Greek prefix “a “ meaning “without” + “lexis”, meaning “word” = without word. * * * An inability to comprehend the… …   Medical dictionary

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