noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Verbal paraphasia, an aspect of aphasia, where the patient speaks a word different from the one they intended to say. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

aphasiamuteness

Etymology

From para- + Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “custom”) + -ia.

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