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aphasia

Syllabification: (a·pha·sia)
Pronunciation: /əˈfāZHə, əˈfāziə/
Definition of aphasia

noun

Medicine
  • loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage. Compare with aphonia.

Derivatives

aphasic

Pronunciation: /-zik/
adjective & noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Greek, from aphatos 'speechless', from a- 'not' + phanai 'speak'

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Definition of aphasia in the British & World English dictionary

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