aphemia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”).[1] By surface analysis, a- +‎ -phemia.

Noun

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

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

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References
  1. “aphemia, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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