Prosopagnosia
/ˌprɒsəpæɡˈnəʊszɪə/
noun
1.
an inability to recognize faces
prosopagnosia pros·o·pag·no·sia (prŏs’ə-pāg-nō’zhə, -zē-ə)
n.
An inability or difficulty in recognizing familiar faces; it may be congenital or result from injury or disease of the brain.
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