aphemia

Examples

• All

• After the stroke, the doctor diagnosed the patient with aphemia due to his inability to speak.

• Despite her aphemia, she could still understand everything that was said to her.

• The neurologist explained that aphemia affects speech but not language comprehension.

• Many people with aphemia can still communicate through writing.

• After the accident, he was diagnosed with aphemia and could only communicate through written notes.

• The speech therapist explained that aphemia affects a person's ability to speak, even though they can still understand others.

• Due to her aphemia, she struggled to express her thoughts verbally, but she could follow conversations perfectly.

Synonyms

A

aphonia

vsaphemia

• Specialized

1 9.9

Not being able to speak because the throat cannot make sounds

is loss of speech ability with language understanding preserved

B

Broca's aphasia

vsaphemia

• Specialized

1 7.5

A condition in which a person understands others but cannot speak or write well

is complete inability to speak while comprehension remains

E

expressive aphasia

vsaphemia

• Specialized

1 7.7

A problem where a person has trouble speaking or writing but can still understand others

is total inability to speak despite preserved understanding

M

motor aphasia

vsaphemia

• Specialized

8.5

A problem where a person cannot easily say or write words but can understand others

is full loss of speech while understanding stays

A

anarthria

vsaphemia

• Specialized

9.9

Complete or almost complete loss of ability to move the mouth and tongue to speak after brain damage

is inability to speak while understanding remains

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology