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fluent aphasia

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun fluent aphasia has 1 sense
  1. Wernicke's aphasia, fluent aphasia, receptive aphasia, sensory aphasia, impressive aphasia - aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
    --1 is a kind of aphasia

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Fluent Aphasia

Description

Fluent aphasia, also known as Wernicke's aphasia, is a language disorder that affects a person's ability to comprehend and produce meaningful speech. It is characterized by fluent speech with poor word choice and impaired comprehension. Individuals with fluent aphasia often use long, grammatically correct sentences that lack meaningful content.

Examples

Noun Usage:

1. The patient with fluent aphasia struggled to find the right words to express her thoughts.

2. Fluent aphasia can be caused by damage to the Wernicke's area of the brain.

Adjective Usage:

1. The speech therapist specialized in treating patients with fluent aphasia.

2. The young boy's fluent aphasia made it challenging for him to communicate with his peers.

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