aphemia
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”).[1] By surface analysis, a- + -phemia.
Noun
aphemia (countable and uncountable, plural aphemias) (speech pathology)
- A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.
Derived terms
Translations
type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
References
- ^ “aphemia, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
