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