global aphasia
[ gloh-buhluh-fey-zhuh ]
/ ˈgloʊ bəl əˈfeɪ ʒə /
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noun Pathology.
a type of aphasia associated with damage to the left perisylvian cortex in the brain, in which both comprehension and production of spoken, written, or signed language is severely impaired and usually limited to a single word or a very small set of words, uttered with varying intonation and prosody to convey meaning.
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Origin of global aphasia
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby global aphasia
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