Wernicke


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  1. 1848-1905 german neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia
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Wernicke used in phrases

  • Karl Wernicke (noun)
    1. 1848-1905 german neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia
  • Wernicke's aphasia (noun)
    1. aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
  • Wernicke's area (noun)
    1. the auditory word centre; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
  • Wernicke's center (noun)
    1. the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
  • Wernicke's centre (noun)
    1. the auditory word centre; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
  • Wernicke's encephalopathy (noun)
    1. inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism
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