-phasia
a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element: aphasia.
Origin of -phasia
1<Greek, combining form akin to phánai to speak
- Also -phasy.
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British Dictionary definitions for -phasia
-phasia
n combining form
indicating speech disorder of a specified kind: aphasia
Origin of -phasia
1from Greek, from phanai to speak
Derived forms of -phasia
- -phasic, adj combining form, n combining form
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