aphasia
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[edit] Etymology
Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία, from ἄφατος (“speechless”), from ἀ- (“a-”) + φάσις (“speech”).
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- IPA: /əˈfeɪzɪə/
[edit] Noun
aphasia (countable and uncountable; plural aphasias)
- (pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernike's area, causes aphasia.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, "The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin" in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 76:
- The Doctor came over in three minutes, and heard the story. ‘It's aphasia,’ he said.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, "The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin" in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 76:
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pathological speech disorder
