-phasia


a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element:
aphasia.
also, -phasy.
-phasia
combining form
indicating speech disorder of a specified kind aphasia
derived forms
-phasic, combining_form:in_adjective, combining_form:in_noun:countable
word origin
from greek, from phanai to speak

-phasia suff.
a speech disorder of a specified kind: dysphasia.

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    a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element: aphasia. also, -phasy. -phasia combining form indicating speech disorder of a specified kind aphasia derived forms -phasic, combining_form:in_adjective, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek, from phanai to speak -phasia suff. a speech disorder of a specified kind: dysphasia.

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