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aphemia

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a⋅phe⋅mi⋅a

  [uh-fee-mee-uh]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
a type of aphasia characterized by the inability to express ideas in spoken words.
Origin:
1860–65; < Gk a- a- 6 + phm(ē) speech + -ia -ia
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Main Entry: aphe·mia
Pronunciation: &-'fE-mE-&
Function: noun
: MOTORAPHASIA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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aphemia a·phe·mi·a (ə-fē'mē-ə)
n.
A form of motor aphasia in which the ability to express ideas verbally is lost.

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