-phasia

a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element: aphasia.
Also -phasy.

Origin of -phasia

< Greek, combining form akin to phánai to speak

Words nearby -phasia

-phagia, -phagous, -phagy, -phane, -phany, -phasia, -phil, -phile, -philia, -philiac, -philic

British Dictionary definitions for -phasia

-phasia

n combining form

indicating speech disorder of a specified kind aphasia

Derived forms of -phasia

-phasic, adj combining form, n combining form

Word Origin for -phasia

from Greek, from phanai to speak

Medical definitions for -phasia

-phasia

suff.

A speech disorder of a specified kind:dysphasia.