aphemia
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”).[1] By surface analysis, a- + -phemia.
Noun edit
aphemia (countable and uncountable, plural aphemias) (speech pathology)
- A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
References edit
- ^ “aphemia, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.