APHASIA Definition & Meaning

aphasia

[uh-fey-zhuh]

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noun

Pathology.

an impairment of a previously held ability to produce or understand spoken, written, or signed language, due to disease or injury of the brain.

aphasia

/ əˈ�ڱ�ɪ��ɪə /

noun

a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by partial or total loss of the ability to communicate, esp in speech or writing Compare alexia

aphasia

Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain that is caused by injury or disease.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of aphasia¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from Greek: literally “speechlessness,” equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + ��󲹳�(ó��) “spoken” (derivative of ��á�Բ�� “to speak”) + -ia -ia

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of aphasia¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek, from _a- ¹ + -phasia, from phanai to speak

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Bruce Willis left acting after he was diagnosed with aphasia and, a while later, with frontotemporal dementia.

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In a September legal filing, Morrissey alleged Williams did not “have the capacity to consent to being filmed” for the Lifetime documentary and that her dementia and aphasia diagnoses left her “cognitively impaired.”

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On Thursday, Williams called into "The Breakfast Club" denouncing her dementia and aphasia diagnosis.

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In February, representatives for Williams revealed she had been diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

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Earlier this year, representatives for Williams revealed she had been diagnosed with aphasia and contemporaneous dementia.

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