receptive aphasia
[ ri-sep-tivuh-fey-zhuh ]
noun
a language comprehension disorder, usually caused by a stroke or neurodegenerative disease, and characterized by impairment of language competence in understanding phonology, morphology, syntax, or semantics.
Origin of receptive aphasia
1First recorded in 1890–95
- See also Wernicke's aphasia.
Words Nearby receptive aphasia
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