Noun: dysphasia dis'fey-zee-u or dis'fey-zh(ee-)u
- An impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage
"After the accident, the patient experienced dysphasia and struggled to form coherent sentences"
Derived forms: dysphasias
Type of: disability, disablement, handicap [archaic], impairment
Encyclopedia: Dysphasia