dysphasia

English

Etymology

dys- +‎ -phasia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈfeɪʒə/

Noun

dysphasia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphasias)

1. (pathology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.

Translations

pathology

• Catalan: disfàsia f
• French: dysphasie (fr) f
• Galician: disfasia (gl) f
• Italian: disfasia (it) f
• Portuguese: disfasia f
• Romanian: disfazie (ro) f
• Spanish: disfasia f

See also

• aphasia (language impairment specifically due to brain damage)
• dysarthria (language impairment due to neuromuscular or other structural problems rather than cognitive problems)
• dysphasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia