aphaisic define
Aphasia is the name given to a collection of language disorders caused by damage to the brain. A requirement for a diagnosis of aphasia is that, prior to the illness or injury, the person's language skills were normal (for developmental language disorders, see specific language impairment). Medical Definition of APHASIA. : loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage—see motor aphasia; compare amusia, anarthria. Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Aphasia is always due to injury to. the brain-most commonly from a stroke, particularly in older individuals. 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. : loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage. — apha·sic \-zik\ noun or adjective. Aphasia is a communication disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language (typically in the left half of the brain). : loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage. — apha·sic \-zik\ noun or adjective. ADVERTISEMENT. : loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage. Medical Definition of APHASIA. : loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage—see motor aphasia; compare amusia, anarthria. Dictionary: Definition of aphasia. 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. ADVERTISEMENT.
Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. 