aphemicadj.n.
/əˈfɛmɪk/ (One) suffering from aphemia.
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1869 Hunt in Eng. Mech. 30 Apr. 125/2 I dissected an old aphemic subject, who, during his life, had only five words at his disposal..M. Charcot had three aphemics whose cerebral lesions were exactly in the same spot.
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