cataphasia
[ kat-uh-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌkæt əˈfeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /
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noun Pathology.
a speech disorder in which a person constantly repeats a word or phrase.
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Words nearby cataphasia
cat-and-dog, cat and mouse, Catania, Cataño, Catanzaro, cataphasia, cataphasis, cataphora, cataphoresis, cataphract, cataphracted
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Medical definitions for cataphasia
cataphasia
[ kăt′ə-fā′zhə ]
n.
A speech disorder in which the same word or series of words is repeated involuntarily.
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