I don’t recall aphantasia being defined in the dictionary previously, but here it is now!
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/aphantasia
Definition of ‘aphantasia’
aphantasiain British English
(ˌæfænˈteɪzɪə) NOUN an inability to form mental images
Word origin: from Greek phantazein to cause to be seen, from phainein to show
We’ve made it to the mainstream ladies and gentlemen… maybe people will stop questioning if aphantasia is a real thing now?
Probably not.
We still need a term to describe a lack of imagination for “all senses” including sound, taste, touch, and smell. I have this, and I also lack the ability to dream.
I propose we call it total aphantasia. This term has already come into common use, and I think it properly defines the difference between a lack of visual imagination and all imaginary senses.
In reality, the proper definition of aphantasia should probably be “an inability to form mental images or other imaginary mental experiences,” and then people can say they either have total aphantasia or partial aphantasia.