Anomia vs. Agnosia: What's the Difference?

Anomia and Agnosia Definitions
Anomia
Aphasia characterized by the impaired ability to recall the names of persons and things.
Agnosia
Loss of the ability to interpret sensory stimuli, usually leading to the inability to identify or recognize objects using one or more senses.
Anomia
(neurology) The inability to remember names.
Agnosia
(neurology) The inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
Anomia
(neurology) The difficulty in finding the right word.
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Agnosia
Inability to recognize objects by use of the senses
Anomia
A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.
Anomia
Inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
Anomia
Type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters