APHASIA


Meaning of APHASIA in English

[ ə'feɪzɪə ]

■ noun Medicine inability to understand or produce speech as a result of brain damage.

Derivatives

aphasic adjective &noun

Origin

C19: from Gk, from aphatos 'speechless'.

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