dysphasic

Variant of dysphasia

dysphasia definition

dys·pha·sia (dis fā′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə, -zē ə)

noun

impairment of the ability to speak or, sometimes, to understand language, as the result of brain injury, a brain tumor, etc.

Etymology: ModL < dys- + -phasia

Related Forms:

  • dysphasic dys·pha′·sic (-fā′zik) adjective, noun

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