aphasia
noun
an impairment of a previously held ability to produce or understand spoken, written, or signed language, due to disease or injury of the brain.
aphasias
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pluralof aphasia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He is also demonstrating sematic aphasias: “steak mountain or steak hill,” instead of “Snake mountain.”
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
"Both the frontal and posterior temporal cortexes disrupt semantic integration, which we see happen in individuals with various aphasias," Murphy said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
Certain aphasias can be characterized by a deficit of verbs or nouns, known as V impairment or N impairment, or may be classified as V–N dissociation.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
