n. a test in word retrieval designed for patients experiencing language disturbance such as those caused by dementia, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease. It employs a 60-item fluency test in which a participant is asked to name each object. Developed by U.S. neuopsychologist Edith Kaplan (1924- ).
BOSTON NAMING TEST (BNT): "Using 60 different items ranging from common to rare, the Boston Naming Test (BNT) evaluates any impairment in naming objects (aphasia)."
