Disease or Syndrome
dysphasia
dys·pha·sia [ dis-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
Definitions related to dysphasia:
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Difficulty in comprehending oral language (reception dysphasia) or in trying to express verbal language (expressive dysphasia)Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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Impairment of verbal communication skills, often resulting from brain damage.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A disorder characterized by impairment of verbal communication skills, often resulting from brain damage.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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