alexia /a'leksia; s'lclcsis/ n [U] (path) disease in which cerebral lesions cause inability to read (popularly called 'word blindness). (病理) 失讀癥 (由于腦損害所導(dǎo)致之不會(huì)認(rèn)字，俗稱(chēng)'字盲') 。 alexic /d'leksik; a'kksik/ adj of ~: 失讀癥的： alexic children. 患失讀癥的小孩。