receptive aphasia

[ ri-sep-tivuh-fey-zhuh ]

noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby receptive aphasia

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