aphasia 1
noundomain: state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
Hypernym
brain disorder 1
noun
any disorder or disease of the brain
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
aphasic 1
adjective
related to or affected by aphasia
EnglishDerivationally related form
Hyponym
an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard
global aphasia 1
noun
loss of all ability to communicate
motor aphasia 1
noun
aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
