aphasicadj.n.
/əˈfazɪk/ A. adj.
Suffering from aphasia, having lost the power of speech; of, characteristic of, or characterized by aphasia.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > impairment of mental powers > dyslexia, aphasia, etc.
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agraphic1869
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receptive1889
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dyslexic1897
paralexic1900
anomic1904
dyslectic1936
anomic1947
1867 Chambers's Jrnl. xxxviii. 86 Most aphasic patients answer very well by signs.
1874 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 May 575/1 Hemiplegia is, as a rule, noticed at some stage of the progress of aphasic disease.
1878 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XIV. 730 As well in temporary as in permanent aphasic disturbances.
1880 H. C. Bastian Brain xxix. 649 He had regained the power of speaking to a considerable extent, and now..he had become Amnesic rather than Aphasic.
1901 Lancet 26 Jan. 276 Slight aphasic symptoms.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 2 June 9/1 A curious form of aphasic amnesia.
B. n.
= aphasiac n. (which is more analogical).
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > impairment of mental powers > dyslexia, aphasia, or dyscalculia > person
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dyslectic1942
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1867 Chambers's Jrnl. xxxviii. 85 We must..turn our attention to the writing of aphasics.
1869 Hunt in Eng. Mech. 7 May 147/1 I call him an aphasic in whom the signs of thought cannot manifest themselves.
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adj.n.1867