aphemia

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noun

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

OriginNew Latin aphēmia →
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Meanings

nounaphemia (countable and uncountable, plural aphemias)

plural aphemias

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

Origin

  1. New Latinaphēmia
  2. Englishaphemia

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

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Translations

Afrikaans afemie
  • afemietype of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
Catalan afèmia
  • afèmiatype of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
Finnish afemia
  • afemiatype of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
French aphémie
  • aphémietype of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
Italian afemia
  • afemiatype of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
Polish afemia
  • afemiatype of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
Portuguese afemia
  • afemiatype of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
Spanish afemia
  • afemiatype of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost
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APA

aphemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphemia

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“aphemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphemia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aphemia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphemia.

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