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Related Terms:
dysnomia
bradyphrasia
monophasia
specific language impairment
pick's disease
paranomia
paraphasia
aphasic
jargon aphasia
loss
total
heterolalia
damage
landau kleffner syndrome
partial
language
aphemia
wernicke's aphasia
word deafness
skill
logopenia
word salad
brain
Definitions:
Noun
aphasia
Definition: inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
Definition: A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.