Broca's aphasia


noun Pathology.

a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
Also called motor aphasia.

Origin of Broca's aphasia

First recorded in 1955–60; after P. Broca

Medical definitions for broca's aphasia

Broca's aphasia
[ brōkəz ]

n.

motor aphasia