motor aphasia
Impairment of the ability to speak and write, due to a lesion in the insula and…Impairment of the ability to speak and write, due to a lesion in the insula and surrounding operculum including Broca's motor speech area. (The patient understands written and spoken words but has difficulty uttering the words.)
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Impairment of the ability to speak and write, due to a lesion in the insula and surrounding operculum including Broca's motor speech area. (The patient understands written and spoken words but has difficulty uttering the words.)
- aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
Forms
plural: motor aphasias| Singular | motor aphasia |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired:Broca-ap-s aphasiaataxic aphasiaexpressive aphasianonfluent aphasia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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