MEANING
Difficulty recognizing familiar faces, even when basic vision and other kinds of recognition remain intact.
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A familiar face looks clear but cannot be identified.Use for face-recognition difficulty; distinguish it from poor eyesight or general forgetfulness.
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Prosopagnosia made the security footage useless: every face was clear, yet none was familiar.
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