NONFLUENT APHASIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonfluent aphasia mean? 

• NONFLUENT APHASIA (noun)
  The noun NONFLUENT APHASIA has 1 sense:

1. aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired

  Familiarity information: NONFLUENT APHASIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONFLUENT APHASIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ataxic aphasia; Broca's aphasia; expressive aphasia; motor aphasia; nonfluent aphasia

Hypernyms ("nonfluent aphasia" is a kind of...):

aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)