Literally, no speech. Aphasia may also be used to describe defects in spoken expression or comprehension of speech.

See Landau-Kleffner syndrome.

See Anomia.

See: Primary progressive aphasia.

Loss or impairment of the power of speech or writing, or of the ability to understand written or spoken language or signs, due to a brain injury or disease.

partial or complete loss of the ability to speak, write or understand spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain by injury or disease.

"loss of ability to speak," especially as result of brain injury or disorder, 1867, from Modern Latin aphasia, from Greek aphasia "speechlessness," from a- "without" (see [..]

syndrome of disordered expression or comprehension of spoken and/or written language caused by brain injury; see also non-fluent, fluent, conduction, global, transcortical motor, a [..]

Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease.

The impairment of the ability to communicate either through oral or written discourse as a result of brain damage.

Difficulty with, or loss of use of language, in any of several ways including reading, writing or speaking. Failure of understanding of the written, printed or spoken word not related to intelligence [..]

u. refers to loss or impairment in the ability to understand or comprehend language - or to express oneself through language. This arises due to brain injury or disease. The receptive designation refe [..]

stroke (pop)

Aphasia is the inability to use language appropriately and may include problems speaking language, hearing language, and reading language. Some with aphasia are able to read properly, but can't s [..]

Loss of the ability to speak or to understand speech.

An impairment in language understanding and/or production that is caused by brain injury.

Difficulty with, or loss of use of language, in any of several ways including reading, writing or speaking. Failure of understanding of the written, printed or spoken word not related to intelligence [..]

An abnormal neurologic condition in which language function is defective or absent relating to an injury to the cerebral cortex of the brain. The deficiency may be receptive, in which language is not [..]

(n) inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

Loss of the ability to express oneself and/or to understand language. Caused by damage to brain cells rather than deficits in speech or hearing organs. [Click Here to Return to List]

Inability to find or formulate the words to express oneself even though knowing what one wants to say. [Click Here to Return to List]

Characterized by spontaneous use of language at normal speed that conveys little meaning. [Click Here to Return to List]

Severely limited residual ability to communicate with others. Includes both expressive and receptive aphasia. [Click Here to Return to List]

fluent - Characterized by awkward articulation, limited vocabulary, hesitant, slow speech output, restricted use of grammatical forms and a relative preservation of auditory comprehension. [Click Here [..]

Problems in understanding what others attempt to communicate. [Click Here to Return to List]

Refers to evidence of impaired linguistic processing on testing, which is not obvious in casual interactions with the person. [Click Here to Return to List]

Difficulty speaking or comprehending language; a common occurrence after a stroke affecting the left hemisphere of the brain, where language is processed.

A loss of the ability to produce and/or understand language due to injury to brain areas specialized for these functions.

Loss of the ability to express oneself and/or to understand language. The inability to speak (expressive asphasia or dysphasia) or comprehend (receptive aphasia or dysphasia) written and/or spoken lan [..]

Loss of ability to use or recognise the correct words, although words are known (19thC)

the change in language function due to an injury to the cerebral cortex of brain. It causes partial or total loss of ability to express oneself and/or to understand language.     

a condition involving loss of speech, or the understanding of speech.

see Developmental Aphasia

A general term referring to any neurological disorder which causes a complete or partial loss of language-related abilities. Loss of the ability to speak is referred to as expressive aphasia. Loss of the ability to understand spoken language is referred to as receptive aphasia. See also agnosia, agraphia, alexia, amusia, anomia, aprosodia.

A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express Language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by Diseases which Affect the Language areas of the dominant [..]

A type of fluent Aphasia characterized by an impaired ability to repeat one and two word Phrases, despite retained Comprehension. This condition is associated with dominant hemisphere lesions involvin [..]

A Syndrome characterized by the onset of isolated Language dysfunction in otherwise normal Children (Age of Onset 4-7 years) and epileptiform discharges on Electroencephalography. Seizures, including [..]

A Language dysfunction characterized by the inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived. The individual is able to describe the object in question, but cannot provide the name. T [..]

An Aphasia characterized by impairment of expressive Language (Speech, Writing, signs) and relative preservation of receptive Language abilities (i.e., Comprehension). This condition is caused by lesi [..]

A progressive form of Dementia characterized by the global loss of Language abilities and initial preservation of other cognitive functions. Fluent and nonfluent subtypes have been described. Eventual [..]

A form of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and a progressive form of Dementia characterized by motor Speech impairment and AGRAMMATISM, with relative sparing of single word Comprehension and Semantic [..]

Impairment in the Comprehension of Speech and meaning of words, both spoken and written, and of the meanings conveyed by their grammatical relationships in sentences. It is caused by lesions that prim [..]

A cognitive disorder marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or express language in its written or spoken form. This condition is caused by diseases which affect the language areas of the dominant [..]

An aphasia characterized by impairment of expressive language (speech, writing, signs) and relative preservation of receptive language abilities (i.e., comprehension). This condition is caused by lesi [..]

A type of fluent aphasia characterized by an impaired ability to repeat one and two word phrases, despite retained comprehension. This condition is associated with dominant hemisphere lesions involvin [..]

A progressive form of dementia characterized by the global loss of language abilities and initial preservation of other cognitive functions. Fluent and nonfluent subtypes have been described. Eventual [..]

Impairment in the comprehension of speech and meaning of words, both spoken and written, and of the meanings conveyed by their grammatical relationships in sentences. It is caused by lesions that prim [..]

 Disturbance in language comprehension or production, often as a result of a stroke. 

Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease.

Loss of ability to understand or use language.

Disturbance in language comprehension or production, often as a result of a stroke.

partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, usually due to damage inflicted on the brain by injury or disease. See also: alexia, dysgraphia, p [..]

Loss of language and communication skills, usually after suffering a stroke. (Dysphasia is the partial or complete impairment of the ability to communicate.)Apraxia

Difficulty with language, or the loss of use of language, in reading, writing, or speaking. This failure to understand the written, printed, or spoken word is not related to intelligence, but to speci [..]

One in a group of speech disorders in which there is a defect or loss of the power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or a defect or loss of the power of comprehension of spoken or written la [..]

<clinical sign> <neurology> A defect or loss of the ability to speak or write, loss of ability to understand spoken or written language, due to injury or disease of the brain centres. Origin: Gr. Phasis = speech (16 Dec 1997)

Loss of ability to speak and write caused by damage to the motor association cortex in the frontal lobe (broca's area). The deficit in language production ranges from almost complete muteness to a slowed, deliberate speech constructed from very simple grammatical structures. Patients use only key words: for "the large gray cat" the p [..]

A type of fluent aphasia in which there is normal comprehension of spoken language but words are repeated incorrectly. It results from a lesion of the arcuate fasciculus connecting broca's and Wernicke's areas. Like patients with Wernicke's aphasia (aphasia, Wernicke), patients with conduction aphasia are fluent but have many parapha [..]

A type of aphasia appearing gradually and gradually worsening without any major change in other cognitive functions. It is regarded by some authors as a syndrome which may be due to various degenerative diseases of the cerebral cortex (notably alzheimer disease, owing to its frequency), while others see in it an autonomous disease related to a neur [..]

Impairment in the comprehension of speech and meaning by words, both spoken and written, and of the meanings conveyed by their grammatical relationship in sentences. It is caused by a lesion primarily affecting Wernicke's area, the left posterior portion of the temporal lobe. (12 Dec 1998)

Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease.

Loss of ability to speak or understand speech.