Aphasic


pertaining to or affected with .
Also, aphasiac
[uh-fey-zee-ak] /əˈfeɪ ziˌæk/ (Show IPA). a person affected with .
Historical Examples

The aphasic reader sees only lines, intersections, and shapes.
The Civilization of Illiteracy Mihai Nadin

A number of aphasic defects are met with in addition to those already mentioned.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 Various

1868 (n.); 1892 (adj.), from aphasia + -ic.

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