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Wernicke's aphasia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɜːnɪkəz əˈfeɪʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvɜːnɪkiːz əˈfeɪʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvɝnɪkəz əˈfeɪʒə/ (General-American)
  • /ˈvɝnɪkiz əˈfeɪʒə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Named after Carl Wernicke, a German neurologist and psychiatrist.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A type of aphasia traditionally associated with neurological damage to Wernicke's area in the brain; the patient speaks with normal grammar, syntax, and intonation, but may use the wrong words or insert non-existent words.

Translations (6)

fi Wernicken afasia (aphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area) · af Wernicke se afasie (aphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area) · pt afasia de Wernicke (aphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area) · af sensoriese afasie (aphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area) · fi sensorinen afasia (aphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area) · fr aphasie de Wernicke (aphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area)