aphemia

English

Etymology

From Greek α (without) and φημη (speech).

Noun

aphemia (countable and uncountable, plural aphemias)

(speech pathology) A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost.

Translations

type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost

Finnish: afemia
Portuguese: afemia (pt) f

Spanish: afemia f

A severe form of acute speech apraxia that presents with severely impaired fluency.

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