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speech aphasia

speech aphasia Speech aphasia is a loss or serious disturbance of spoken or written language in which a person can still form ideas and usually make vocal sounds, but cannot properly recall, understand, or arrange words to express thought.

Speech aphasia is a loss or serious disturbance of spoken or written language in which a person can still form ideas and usually make vocal sounds, but cannot properly recall, understand, or arrange words to express thought. In this historical account, it is distinguished from speech problems caused mainly by general intellectual ruin or by paralysis of the tongue, lips, or palate.