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Aphasia

Also called Loss of speech

NeurologyImportant

Impairment of language ability caused by brain damage, affecting speaking, understanding, reading, or writing.

Korean

실어증(언어 장애)

뇌 손상으로 인한 언어 기능 장애; 말하기·이해하기·읽기·쓰기 중 하나 이상이 영향을 받음.

French

Aphasie

Trouble de la communication langagière causé par une lésion cérébrale, affectant la parole, la compréhension, la lecture ou l'écriture.

Word parts

  • a-PrefixWithout, absence of
  • phas/oRoot(Greek) Speech
  • -iaSuffix(Latin) Condition, state

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