aphasia

Meanings

Plural: aphasias

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 12

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Words With Friends Score: 12

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