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a form of receptive aphasia in which sounds are heard but convey no meaning to the person affected, due to disease of the subcortical pathways leading to the main auditory center of the brain, or disease of the center itself; called also acoustic a. and word deafness.Medical dictionary. 2011.
auditory aphasia — noun an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss • Syn: ↑acoustic aphasia, ↑word deafness • Hypernyms: ↑aphasia * * * noun : inability to understand spoken words * * * Pathol. aphasia in which there is… … Useful english dictionary
auditory aphasia — Pathol. aphasia in which there is no comprehension of spoken words; word deafness. * * * … Universalium
aphasia — /afeyzh(iy)a/ Loss of the faculty or power of articulate speech. A condition in which the patient, while retaining intelligence and understanding and with the organs of speech unimpaired, is unable (in motor aphasia ) to utter articulate words,… … Black's law dictionary
aphasia — /afeyzh(iy)a/ Loss of the faculty or power of articulate speech. A condition in which the patient, while retaining intelligence and understanding and with the organs of speech unimpaired, is unable (in motor aphasia ) to utter articulate words,… … Black's law dictionary
Auditory agnosia — is a form of agnosia that manifests primarily in the inability to recognize or differentiate between sounds. It is not a physical defect, but a mental inability to allow the brain to process what the sound means. Persons with auditory agnosia can … Wikipedia
Aphasia — For other uses, see Aphasia (disambiguation). Aphasia Classification and external resources ICD 10 F80.0 F80.2, R … Wikipedia
Aphasia — Literally aphasia means no speech. Aphasia can apply to a defect in expression or comprehension. * * * Impaired or absent comprehension or production of, or communication by, speech, writing, or signs, due to an acquired lesion of the dominant… … Medical dictionary
acoustic aphasia — noun an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss • Syn: ↑auditory aphasia, ↑word deafness • Hypernyms: ↑aphasia … Useful english dictionary
acoustic aphasia — auditory a … Medical dictionary
Conduction aphasia — Classification and external resources Broca s area and Wernicke s area MeSH … Wikipedia
