aphasia
NounUS[uh-fey-zhuh]/əˈfeɪʒə/3 syllables
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Noun (1)
- inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesionType of brain disorder, encephalopathyKinds visual aphasia, conduction aphasia, motor aphasia, global aphasia, auditory aphasia, nominal aphasia, transcortical aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
A·pha′si·a (…), Aph′a·sy (…) noun
Origin: NL. aphasia, Gr. …, fr. … not spoken; ἀ priv. + … to speak: cf. F. aphasie.
Medicine 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54