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cataphasia

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cat⋅a⋅pha⋅sia

  [kat-uh-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
a speech disorder in which a person constantly repeats a word or phrase.
Origin:
cata- + -phasia
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Main Entry: cata·pha·sia
Pronunciation: "kat-&-'fA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
: VERBIGERATION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cataphasia cat·a·pha·si·a (kāt'ə-fā'zē-ə, -zhə)
n.
A speech disorder in which the same word or series of words is repeated involuntarily.

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