dysphasia

English

Etymology

dys- +‎ -phasia

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪsˈfeɪʒə/

Noun

dysphasia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphasias)

(pathology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.

Translations

pathology

Catalan: disfàsia f
French: dysphasie (fr) f
Galician: disfasia (gl) f
Italian: disfasia (it) f
Portuguese: disfasia f
Romanian: disfazie (ro) f
Spanish: disfasia f

See also

aphasia (language impairment specifically due to brain damage)
dysarthria (language impairment due to neuromuscular or other structural problems rather than cognitive problems)
dysphasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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