What Does Aphasia Mean?
ah-FAY-zhah
IPA: /əˈfeɪ.ʒə/
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Aphasia is pronounced ah-FAY-zhah
What does Aphasia mean?
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder caused by brain damage, most commonly from stroke.
How do you pronounce Aphasia?
Aphasia is pronounced "ah-FAY-zhah". Syllables: ah - fay - zhah.
When is Aphasia used in medicine?
Stroke workup: new-onset aphasia is a stroke symptom requiring immediate CT/MRI. Also seen in TIA, brain tumors, encephalitis. Bedside assessment: fluency, comprehension, repetition.
Word Parts & Etymology
Greek prefixa-without, absence
Greek rootphasisspeech, utterance
Common Misconceptions
Aphasia is a language disorder, not a speech disorder. Dysarthria is slurred speech from motor impairment; aphasia is impaired language content itself.
Clinical Context
Stroke workup: new-onset aphasia is a stroke symptom requiring immediate CT/MRI. Also seen in TIA, brain tumors, encephalitis. Bedside assessment: fluency, comprehension, repetition.
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