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1. (n.) aphasia
the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand spoken or written language, due to disease or injury of the brain.
Etymology: (1865–70; < Gk: speechlessness =a-a -6+phat(ós) spoken, v. adj. of phánai to speak +-ia -ia)
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1. (noun) aphasia
inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
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1. (noun) aphasia
alt. of Aphasy
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1. aphasia
A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the dominant hemisphere. Clinical features are used to classify the various subtypes of this condition. General categories include receptive, expressive, and mixed forms of aphasia.
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