dysphasia

noun

an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage

Roots

dusdys- · Greek · bad, disordered phasisphas- · Greek · speech, utterance ia-ia · Greek · condition

Synonyms for dysphasia

dysarthrian aphasian dysphonian dyslogian

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