dysphasia
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- noun
- /dɪsˈfeɪʒə/
- Specialized
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disfasia
- After the accident, he experienced dysphasia, making it hard for him to form sentences.
This loss of speech or change of speech we call dysphasia.
- This loss of speech or change of speech we call dysphasia.
Examples
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She denied symptoms of dysphasia, dyspnea, weight loss, night sweats, persistent cough, sore throat, changes in bladder or bowel habits, or anorexia.
Academic text (1996) -
Now, in the scanning speech, we look for both ends of the pathology: ...centrally for the dysphasia, and peripherally for the dysarthria.
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Less common auras feature pins and needles, weakness, or dysphasia.
Academic text (2011) -
Somatic dysphasia, self-induced inability of the nerves to transmit brain messages.
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The effects of currently known neurotoxins include hypersalivation, weakness, restlessness, paralysis, tremor, dysphasia, and coma.
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She reported generalized weakness, dizziness, sudden occurrence of vision disturbances, and transient dysphasia.
Academic text (2007) -
The doctor explained that dysphasia could affect both speaking and understanding language.
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Parents of children with dysphasia often seek speech therapy to improve communication skills.
Synonyms
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A condition where a person cannot speak or understand words after brain damage
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Morphology
dysphasia = aphasia (opaque) = dys + phasia
The combining form 'phasia' is not a standalone English word and the term is technical; an average B1 learner would not reliably infer the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
Dysphasia comes from Greek parts dys- meaning 'difficulty' or 'bad' and -phasia meaning 'speech', and you can see the same root in the common word phrase. So, dysphasia means 'difficulty with speech' or understanding spoken language, often after brain damage.