dysphasia
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
dysphasia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphasias)
- (medicine, psychology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.
Translations
pathology
See also
- aphasia (language impairment specifically due to brain damage)
- dysarthria (language impairment due to neuromuscular or other structural problems rather than cognitive problems)
- dysphagia (not to be confused)