APHASIA


Meaning of APHASIA in English

/euh fay"zheuh/ , n. Pathol.

the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand spoken or written language, due to disease or injury of the brain.

[ 1865-70; a- A- 6 + phat ( ós ) spoken (deriv. of phánai to speak) + -ia -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .