Broca's aphasia
[ broh-kuhzuh-fey-zhuh ]
nounPathology.
a type of aphasia associated with a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, and characterized by impairment of articulation, halting speech, impaired ability to produce complex syntax, or lack of grammatical morphemes.
Origin of Broca's aphasia
1First recorded in 1955–60; after P. Broca
- Also called mo·tor a·pha·sia [moh-teruh-fey-zhuh] /ˈmoʊ tər əˈfeɪ ʒə/ .
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How to use Broca's aphasia in a sentence
All impairment of speech is called Aphasia, and it is called Motor Aphasia when the apparatus is damaged on the side of movement.
The Story of the Mind | James Mark BaldwinIn pure cases of motor aphasia, the subject knows the words he wishes to say, but cannot get them out.
Psychology | Robert S. WoodworthWhen the abscess is on the left side, apraxia and motor aphasia may be present.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesMotor aphasia is, he believes, nothing more than a combination of sensory aphasia and anarthria.
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