What it means
The ending in words about speaking and understanding language. aphasiauh-FAY-zhuhLoss or impairment of the ability to understand or use language, from damage to the brain.a- without-phasia speechFull entry is loss of the ability to use or understand language, often after a stroke; dysphasiadis-FAY-zhuhDifficulty speaking or understanding spoken or written language, caused by damage to the brain.dys- difficult-phasia speechFull entry is difficulty with language. It is easy to mix up with -phagia, which means eating or swallowing.
Easy to confuse with
-phagia
A word ending that means eating or swallowing.
Related terms
dys-
A word beginning that means difficult, painful or not working normally.
a-
A word beginning that means without, not or absence of; written an- before a vowel.
dysphasia
Difficulty speaking or understanding spoken or written language, caused by damage to the brain.
aphasia
Loss or impairment of the ability to understand or use language, from damage to the brain.