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Categories: Alexia (condition), Language disorders, Category, long volume value, Articles with short description

aphasia Acquired childhood aphasia aphasias Aphemia causes of aphasia

Inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion WordNet 3.0

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Inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In aphasia, a person may be unable to comprehend or unable to formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions. Wikipedia

An impairment of language ability Wikipedia Disambiguation

Inability to comprehend or formulate language. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Inability to use spoken language Wikidata

A loss of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language, due to injury to brain areas specialized for these functions, Broca's area, which governs language production, or Wernicke's area, which governs the interpretation of language. OmegaWiki

A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia. Wiktionary

Pathological speech disorder. Wiktionary (translation)

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