alogia

[ uh-loh-juh, -jee-uh ]

nounPathology.

aphasia.

Origin of alogia

¹

<New Latin <Greek álog(os) (<a-a-⁶ + -logos, adj. derivative of lógos speech, akin to légein to speak) + New Latin -ia-ia

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How to use alogia in a sentence

One of the most common negative symptoms is alogia, or speech poverty.
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