paraphasia

paraphasia
A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.

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  • Paraphasia — is a feature of aphasia in which one loses the ability of speaking correctly, substitutes one word for another, and changes words and sentences in an inappropriate way. It often develops after a stroke or brain injury. The patient s speech is… …   Wikipedia

  • paraphasia — A form of aphasia in which a person has lost the ability to speak correctly, substituting one word for another and jumbling words and sentences unintelligibly. SEE ALSO: jargon. SYN: paragrammatism, paraphrasia, pseudoagrammatism. [para + G.… …   Medical dictionary

  • paraphasia — n. a disorder of language in which unintended syllables, words, or phrases are interpolated in the patient s speech. A severe degree of paraphasia results in speech that is a meaningless jumble of words and sounds, called jargon aphasia …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • paraphasia — [ˌparə feɪzɪə] noun Psychology speech disturbance in which words are jumbled and sentences meaningless, resulting from brain damage. Derivatives paraphasic adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • paraphasia — par·a·pha·sia …   English syllables

  • paraphasia —   n. mental disorder marked by constant talking with misuse of words.    ♦ paraphasic,   a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • paraphasia — …   Useful english dictionary

  • central paraphasia — paraphasia due to a brain lesion …   Medical dictionary

  • Парафазия (Paraphasia) — нарушение речи, характеризующееся проскальзыванием неожиданных звуков, слов или фраз в речи человека. При наличии у человека парафазии сильной степени речь может стать бессмысленным набором отдельных слов и звуков; такое состояние называется… …   Медицинские термины

  • literal paraphasia — paralalia literalis …   Medical dictionary

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