aphemia

[ uh-fee-mee-uh ]
/ əˈfi mi ə /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a type of aphasia characterized by the inability to express ideas in spoken words.

Origin of aphemia

1860–65; < Greek a- a-6 + phḗm(ē) speech + -ia -ia

Example sentences from the Web for aphemia

  • Now, he knows he can talk because we all know he can, but no one knows it at present because he can't—and that's aphemia.

    Wings of the Wind |Credo Harris

Medical definitions for aphemia

aphemia
[ ə-fēmē-ə ]

n.

A form of motor aphasia in which the ability to express ideas verbally is lost.