aphemia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”).[1] By surface analysis, a- +‎ -phemia.

Noun[edit]

aphemia (countable and uncountable, plural aphemias) (speech pathology)

  2. A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “aphemia, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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