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aphasia

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. aphasia (noun)
  2. jargon aphasia (noun)
  3. visual aphasia (noun)

apha·sia

noun \ə-ˈfā-zh(ē-)ə\

Definition of APHASIA

: loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage
— apha·sic \-zik\ noun or adjective

Origin of APHASIA

New Latin, from Greek, from a- + -phasia
First Known Use: 1867

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fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with APHASIA

Austrasia, Caucasia, Eurasia, fantasia, Laurasia

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