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expressive aphasia

[ ik-spres-iv uh-fey-zhuh ]

noun

  1. a language production disorder, usually caused by a stroke or neurodegenerative disease, and characterized by impairment of language competence in articulation, productive phonology, morphology, syntax, or semantics.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of expressive aphasia1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

In addition to early-stage dementia, she has expressive aphasia, which means she has difficulty talking.

He said the resulting condition is called expressive aphasia.

The blood clot was in the language centre of her brain, and caused her to experience a two-day bout of expressive aphasia, where she essentially forgot how to talk.

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