dysphasia
dysphasia · dysphasias
Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury…Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.
/dɪsˈfeɪʒə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.
More definitions
- an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From dys- + -phasia.From dys- + -phasia.
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Forms
plural: dysphasias| Singular | dysphasia |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable