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loss of speech



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I will designate it, therefore, as aphemia, or loss of speech.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Lacking any physical irregularities that would cause his loss of speech, I conclude the condition must be related to brain function.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Recent research suggests that, by 2, toddlers can begin to reveal signs of autism: an absence of big smiles or, as in Jonathan’s case, an abrupt loss of speech and a lack of interactive gestures.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2017

In a mesmerising video, one of the charity's music therapists starts communicating with a woman whose dementia has lead to the loss of speech, by doing a sort of singing and guitar-playing call-and-response.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2012

On the evening of the 3rd of November, 1882, he was seized with paralysis on the right side, accompanied by loss of speech.

From Autobiography of Anthony Trollope by Trollope, Anthony




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