aphasia

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: a=pha=sia

CIDE DICTIONARY

aphasia, n. [NL. aphasia, Gr. , fr. not spoken; 'a priv. + to speak: cf. F. aphasie.].

 Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

aphasia, n. Med. the loss of ability to understand or express speech, owing to brain damage.

Derivative

aphasic adj. & n.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk f. aphatos speechless f. a- not + pha- speak

THESAURUS

aphasia

anaudia, aphonia, aphrasia, deaf-muteness, dumbness, dysarthria, dysphasia, echolalia, hysterical aphonia, imperfect speech, inarticulateness, incoherence, jargon aphasia, loss of speech, motor aphasia, muteness, mutism, paranomia, paraphasia, psychophonasthenia, speech defect, speechlessness, tonguelessness, verbigeration, voicelessness, wordlessness