aphasia


Definition: Meaning of, aphasia in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əˈfeɪzɪə /

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aphasia aphasias
  1. spoken or written inability to use or understand language because of a brain lesion
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aphasia used in phrases

  • Broca's aphasia (noun)
    1. aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
  • Wernicke's aphasia (noun)
    1. aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
  • acoustic aphasia (noun)
    1. an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
  • amnesic aphasia (noun)
    1. inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
  • amnestic aphasia (noun)
    1. inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
  • anomic aphasia (noun)
    1. inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
  • associative aphasia (noun)
    1. aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centres in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard
  • ataxic aphasia (noun)
    1. aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
  • auditory aphasia (noun)
    1. an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
  • conduction aphasia (noun)
    1. aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centres in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard
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