Look up: paraphasia

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   Paraphasia
   A lexical selection error during conversational speech [compare paralexia]. The production of one word when another is meant. Occurs as two sub-types, namely semantic paraphasia and phonemic paraphasia. [Compare neologism.]
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   paraphasia
   A form of aphasia in which a person has lost the ability to speak correctly, substituting one word for another, and jumbling words and sentences unintelligibly. ... Synonym: jargon, paragrammatism, paraphrasia, pseudoagrammatism. ... Origin: para-+ G. Phasis, speech ... Thematic paraphasia, incoherent speech that wanders from the theme or subject unde ...
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   Paraphasia
   `Paraphasia` (also known as `paragrammatism`) is a notable feature of aphasia (also known as dysphasia) in which one loses the ability of speaking correctly, substitutes one word for another, and changes words and sentences in an inappropriate way. The patient's speech is fluent but is said in an error, e.g. 'treen' instead of 'train'. Paraphasia can be further sub-divided into 3 categories: Literal/phonological paraphasia, neologistic paraphasi...
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   paraphasia
   (par″ә-fa´zhә) partial aphasia in which the patient uses wrong words, or uses words in wrong and senseless combinations. Called also paragrammatism, paraphemia, and paraphrasia.
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   paraphasia
   paraphasia 1. A form of aphasia in which a person has lost the ability to speak correctly, by substituting one word for another, and jumbling words and sentences in an unintelligible way. 2. A speech disorder of neurological origin in which the speaker's words are jumbled unintelligibly.
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   paraphasia
   A form of aphasia in which a person has lost the ability to speak correctly, substituting one word for another and jumbling words and sentences unintelligibly. See Also: jargon Syn: pseudoagrammatism, paraphrasia, paragrammatism [para- + G. phasis, speech]
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