About The Word Aphasia
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Aphasia
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What's The Definition Of Aphasia?
[n] inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aphasia: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aphasia: anaudia | aphonia | aphrasia | deaf-muteness | dumbness | dysarthria | dysphasia | echolalia | hysterical aphonia | imperfect speech | inarticulateness | incoherence | jargon aphasia | loss of speech | motor aphasia | muteness | mutism | paranomia | paraphasia | psychophonasthenia | speech defect | speechlessness | tonguelessness | verbigeration | voicelessness | wordlessness See Also | acoustic aphasia | alexia | amnesic aphasia | amnestic aphasia | anomia | anomic aphasia | associative aphasia | ataxic aphasia | auditory aphasia | brain disease | brain disorder | Broca's aphasia | conduction aphasia | encephalopathy | expressive aphasia | fluent aphasia | global aphasia | impressive aphasia | motor aphasia | nominal aphasia | nonfluent aphasia | receptive aphasia | sensory aphasia | total aphasia | transcortical aphasia | visual aphasia | Wernicke's aphasia | word blindness | word deafness Aphasia In Webster's Dictionary \A*pha"si*a\, Aphasy \Aph"a*sy\, n. [NL. aphasia, Gr. ?,
fr. ? not spoken; 'a priv. + ? to speak: cf. F. aphasie.]
(Med.)
Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of
words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the
intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or
disease of the brain.
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