paraphasia

English edit

Etymology edit

para- +‎ -phasia

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/

Noun edit

paraphasia (plural paraphasias)

(pathology) A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended

Related terms edit

paraphasic

See also edit

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