loss of speech
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I will designate it, therefore, as aphemia, or loss of speech.
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
The aphasia associated with Wernicke’s area is known as a receptive aphasia, which is not a loss of speech production, but a loss of understanding of content.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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
The loss of speech among public speakers is generally produced by a relaxation of the vocal ligaments.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
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