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nonfluent
Derived word form of fluent

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Most in this artistic group had either the semantic or nonfluent variant of the disease, suggesting that FTD significantly affected their temporal lobe.

From Scientific American • May 26, 2023

Some people with FTD have impaired speech production in what is called nonfluent FTD.

From Scientific American • May 26, 2023

People with the nonfluent subtype have trouble speaking but retain the meaning of words.

From Scientific American • Mar. 9, 2023

By contrast, people with nonfluent aphasia have suffered damage the front portion of their brain's language-dominant regions.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2022

Because of her brain injury, she has nonfluent aphasia today and can speak only in single words or short phrases.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2022