aphasic

adj, noun — 2 senses

aphasic

adj

/əˈfeɪzək/ · /əˈfeɪ̯zɪk/

Etymology From aphasia + -ic.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Speech pathology Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.

... groups of dancers were wheeling, plunging, and gesticulating while the ogre, more aphasic than before, mumbled at full strength ...1954, Kingsley Amis, chapter 12, in Lucky Jim:

Derived terms: aphasically

aphasic

noun

Etymology From aphasia + -ic.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Speech pathology One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.

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