different between monophasia vs aphasia

English

Etymology

mono- +? -phasia

Noun

monophasia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A type of aphasia where the sufferer is only able to speak a single word or sentence.

Anagrams

• sophomania

English

Alternative forms

• aphasy (dated)

Etymology

From French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ?????? (aphasía), from ?????? (áphatos, “speechless”), from ?- (a-, “not”) + ????? (phásis, “speech”). Equivalent to a- +? -phasia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??fe?z??/, /??fe???/

Noun

aphasia (countable and uncountable, plural aphasias)

1. (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.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, "The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin" in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 76:

     The Doctor came over in three minutes, and heard the story. ‘It's aphasia,’ he said.

Derived terms

Related terms

• monophasia

Translations

See also

• specific language impairment
• word salad