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aphasia

ap·ha·sia

UK/əˈfeɪzɪə/ US/əˈfeɪʒə/ rare

noun

1.

inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

Origin

From French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”). Equivalent to a- + -phasia.

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