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a⋅pha⋅sia
[uh-fey-zhuh] 
ʒə
–noun Pathology.
| the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand spoken or written language, due to disease or injury of the brain. |
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| a·pha·sia (ə-fā'zhə) n. Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease. [Greek, from aphatos, speechless : a-, not; see a-1 + phatos, spoken, speakable (from phanai, to speak; see -phasia).] a·pha'si·ac' (-zē-āk') n., a·pha'sic (-zĭk, -sĭk) adj. & n. |
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Aphasia
A*pha"si*a\, Aphasy \Aph"a*sy\, n. [NL. aphasia, Gr. ?, fr. ? not spoken; 'a priv. + ? to speak: cf. F. aphasie.] (Med.) Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.
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aphasia
"loss of ability to speak," especially as result of brain injury or disorder, 1867, from Mod.L. aphasia, from Gk. a- "without" + phasis "utterance," from phanai "to speak," related to pheme "voice, report, rumor" (see fame).
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Main Entry: apha·sia
Pronunciation: &-'fA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
: loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usuallyresulting from brain damage —see MOTOR APHASIA; —compare
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aphasia a·pha·sia (ə-fā'zhə)
n.
Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from brain damage due to injury or disease. Also called logagnosia, logamnesia, logasthenia.
a·pha'si·ac' (-zē-āk') n.
a·pha'sic (-zĭk, -sĭk) adj. & n.
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| aphasia (ə-fā'zhə) Pronunciation Key
Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease. |
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