aphasia
IPA: ʌfˈeɪʒʌ
noun
- (pathology) 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.
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Examples of "aphasia" in Sentences
- The most common cause of expressive aphasia is stroke.
- He was mostly blind and suffering from bouts of aphasia.
- Aphasia affects both the expression and reception of language.
- Another such test is the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination.
- An experimental approach to the problem of articulation in aphasia.
- The effect of Wernike's aphasia on understanding is much more severe.
- The effect of syntactic encoding on sentence comprehension in aphasia.
- Understanding the link between bilingual aphasia and language control.
- Expressive aphasia is due to damage to the left front region of the brain.
- There are different types of aphasia depending on the location of the damage.
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