paraphasia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

para- +‎ -phasia

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/

Noun[edit]

paraphasia (plural paraphasias)

(pathology) A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended

Related terms[edit]

paraphasic

See also[edit]

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