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paraphasia
paraphasia (ˌpærəˈfeɪzɪə) n (Medicine) a defect of speech in which the normal flow of words is interrupted by inappropriate words and phrases[C20: from Greek para-1 + -phasia, from phanai to speak]paraphasiaaphasia characterized by the inability to find the correct words to express meaning.See also: SpeechTranslations
paraphasia
paraphasia[‚par·ə′fā·zhə] (psychology) The erroneous production of unintended words in speech that is a feature in some forms of aphasia. paraphasia
paraphasia [par″ah-fa´zhah] partial aphasia" >aphasia in which the patient uses wrong words, or uses words in wrong and senseless combinations. Called also paragrammatism, paraphemia, and paraphrasia.par·a·pha·si·a (par'ă-fā'zē-ă), A form of aphasia in which a person has lost the ability to speak correctly, substituting one word for another and jumbling words and sentences unintelligibly. See also: jargon. Synonym(s): paragrammatism, paraphrasia, pseudoagrammatism [para- + G. phasis, speech] paraphasia The habitual substitution of inappropriate or meaningless words or jargonisms. Paraphasias • Literal paraphasia—Substitution of an inappropriate phoneme (syllable). • Verbal paraphasia—Substituion of a complete word; fluent paraphasic speech is termed jargon aphasia. • Delirium (incoherency).par·a·pha·si·a (par'ă-fā'zē-ă) A symptom of aphasia in which speech is fluent but incorrect due to word and sound substitutions. See also: paragrammatism, receptive aphasia[para- + G. phasis, speech]paraphasia A DYSPHASIA in which speech is fluent but often meaningless or irrelevant and contains incorrectly substituted words. This is a feature of Wernicke's dysphasia. |