aphemia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -phemia.

Noun

aphemia (countable and uncountable, plural aphemias) (speech pathology)

2. A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.

Derived terms

• aphemic

 

Translations

type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost

• Afrikaans: afemie
• Catalan: afèmia f
• Finnish: afemia (fi)
• Italian: afemia f
• Polish: afemia f
• Portuguese: afemia (pt) f
• Spanish: afemia f