APHASIA


Meaning of APHASIA in English

/ əˈfeɪziə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) the loss of the ability to understand or produce speech, because of brain damage

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek , from aphatos speechless, from a- not + phanai speak.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.