Definitions for expressive aphasia
ex·pres·sive apha·si·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. motor aphasia, Broca's aphasia, ataxic aphasia, expressive aphasia, nonfluent aphasianoun

   aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired

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1. Expressive aphasia

   Expressive aphasia, also known as Broca's aphasia, is a type of aphasia characterized by partial loss of the ability to produce language (spoken, manual, or written), although comprehension generally remains intact. A person with expressive aphasia will exhibit effortful speech. Speech generally includes important content words but leaves out function words that have more grammatical significance than physical meaning, such as prepositions and articles. This is known as "telegraphic speech". The person's intended message may still be understood, but their sentence will not be grammatically correct. In very severe forms of expressive aphasia, a person may only speak using single word utterances. Typically, comprehension is mildly to moderately impaired in expressive aphasia due to difficulty understanding complex grammar.It is caused by acquired damage to the anterior regions of the brain, such as Broca's area. It is one subset of a larger family of disorders known collectively as aphasia. Expressive aphasia contrasts with receptive aphasia, in which patients are able to speak in grammatical sentences that lack semantic significance and generally also have trouble with comprehension. Expressive aphasia differs from dysarthria, which is typified by a patient's inability to properly move the muscles of the tongue and mouth to produce speech. Expressive aphasia also differs from apraxia of speech, which is a motor disorder characterized by an inability to create and sequence motor plans for speech.

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1. Expressive aphasia

   Expressive aphasia is characterized by the loss of the ability to produce language. It is one subset of a larger family of disorders known collectively as aphasia. Expressive aphasia differs from dysarthria, which is typified by a patient's inability to properly move the muscles of the tongue and mouth to produce speech. Expressive aphasia contrasts with receptive aphasia, which is distinguished by a patient's inability to comprehend language or speak with appropriately meaningful words. Expressive aphasia is also known as Broca's aphasia in clinical neuropsychology and agrammatic aphasia in cognitive neuropsychology also described as Broca's area. Expressive aphasia is also a symptom of some migraine attacks.

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How to pronounce expressive aphasia?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say expressive aphasia in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expressive aphasia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expressive aphasia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of expressive aphasia in a Sentence

1. Jessica Pegula:

   She is dealing with significant expressive aphasia and significant memory issues.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=expressive aphasia
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressive_Aphasia
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=expressive aphasia