AphasiaWordNet Explorer

any disorder or disease of the brain

an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss

aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard

loss of all ability to communicate

aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired

inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects

a general term for aphasia that results from lesions outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex

inability to perceive written words