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prosopagnosia (proh′"soh pag NOH see uh, proh′"soh pag NOH zee uh)
Failure to recognize visually the faces of familiar people, but with retention of the ability to recognize them through other sensory channels; such as, hearing them when they speak.

The condition is due to bilateral cerebral lesions of the brain involving the visual system.

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