paraphasia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of paraphasia
C20: from Greek para- 1 + -phasia , from phanai to speak
Example Sentences
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He uses lots of phonemic paraphasia, where a person starts a word and then can't finish it so they say something that sounds similar such as "misses" instead of "missiles."
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024
The incidence of these kinds of mistakes takes him into this realm of phonemic paraphasia, which is a sign of underlying brain damage, not just aging.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
These are examples of what we call phonemic paraphasia which is associated with underlying brain damage.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
Semantic paraphasia is a qualitative marker - not of aging -but of underlying disease.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
Both paraphasia and paragraphia may be produced by partial lesions of the sensory speech centres or of the commissures which connect these with the motor centres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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