Associations to the word «Aphasia»

Wiktionary

APHASIA, noun. (pathology) 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.

Dictionary definition

APHASIA, noun. Inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley