dysphasia

American

[dis-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / dɪsˈfeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

Pathology.

inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.

dysphasia British

/ dɪsˈfeɪzɪə /

noun

a disorder of language caused by a brain lesion

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Derived Forms

dysphasic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of dysphasia

First recorded in 1875–80; dys- + (a)phasia

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