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".
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There are two princesses called "Alexia":
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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
