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Definitions of aphasia
  1. noun
    inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
Definition that contains aphasia
  • conduction aphasia aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard
  • wernicke's aphasia aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
  • motor aphasia aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
  • impressive aphasia aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
  • ataxic aphasia aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
  • nonfluent aphasia aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
  • receptive aphasia aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
  • broca's aphasia aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
  • associative aphasia aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard
  • sensory aphasia aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
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