motor aphasia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. impairment of the ability to speak and write, due to a lesion in the insula and surrounding operculum including Broca's motor speech area. (The patient understands written and spoken words but has difficulty uttering the words.)

Word forms

motor aphasia motor aphasias

Synonyms

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