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aphasia medical definition

noun

Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from brain damage due to injury or disease. Also called logagnosia, logamnesia, logasthenia.

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aphasiac noun

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aphasic adjective & n.

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