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)

  1. A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.

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References edit

  1. ^ aphemia, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.