aphasia
A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damageA partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.
» Esther has had aphasia for the last month.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.
Aphasie
афа́зияafázija
- inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
Examples
3 sentencesEsther has had aphasia for the last month.
He has suffered from aphasia.
After Tom's brain injury, he had aphasia for almost a year.
Translations
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Origin
From French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechlesFrom French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”). Equivalent to a- + -phasia.
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Forms
plural: aphasiasWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable