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Definition of Fluent aphasia
1. Noun. Aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words.
Exact synonyms: Impressive Aphasia, Receptive Aphasia, Sensory Aphasia, Wernicke's Aphasia
Generic synonyms: Aphasia
Generic synonyms: Aphasia
Medical Definition of Fluent aphasia
1. Aphasia in which there is impairment in the comprehension of spoken and written words, associated with effortless, articulated, but paraphrasic, speech and writing; malformed words, substitute words, and enologisms are charcteristic. When severe, and speech is incomprehensible, it is called jargon aphasia. The patient often appears unaware of his deficit. Synonym: fluent aphasia, impressive aphasia, posterior aphasia, psychosensory aphasia, receptive aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluent Aphasia
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