Meanings
nounWernicke's aphasia (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA type of aphasia traditionally associated with neurological damage to Wernicke's area in the brain; the patient speaks with normal grammar, syntax, and intonation, but may use the wrong words or insert non-existent words.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounaphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
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Origin
Named after Carl Wernicke, a German neurologist and psychiatrist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Wernicke se afasie, sensoriese afasie
- Wernicke se afasieaphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area
- sensoriese afasieaphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area
Finnish Wernicken afasia, sensorinen afasia
- Wernicken afasiaaphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area
- sensorinen afasiaaphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area
French aphasie de Wernicke
- aphasie de Wernickeaphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area
Portuguese afasia de Wernicke
- afasia de Wernickeaphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area
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APA
Wernicke's aphasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wernicke's%20aphasia
MLA
“Wernicke's aphasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wernicke's%20aphasia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wernicke's aphasia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wernicke's%20aphasia.
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