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

Singular
aphasia

Plural
uncountable

aphasia (uncountable)

  1. (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’, 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.

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pathological speech disorder

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