aphasia: Meaning and Definition of

a•pha•sia

Pronunciation: (u-fā'zhu), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand spoken or written language, due to disease or injury of the brain.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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