aphasia

Meaning

Noun

• 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.

Origin

• From French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία, from ἄφατος, from ἀ- + φάσις. Equivalent to a- + -phasia.