expressive aphasia
[ ik-spres-ivuh-fey-zhuh ]
/ ɪkˈsprɛs ɪv əˈfeɪ ʒə /
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noun
a language production disorder, usually caused by a stroke or neurodegenerative disease, and characterized by impairment of language competence in articulation, productive phonology, morphology, syntax, or semantics.
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See also Broca's aphasia.
Origin of expressive aphasia
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby expressive aphasia
express delivery, expression, Expressionism, expression mark, expressive, expressive aphasia, expressivity, expressly, Express Mail, expressman, expresso
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