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Broca's aphasia

[ broh-kuhz uh-fey-zhuh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. a type of aphasia associated with a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, and characterized by impairment of articulation, halting speech, impaired ability to produce complex syntax, or lack of grammatical morphemes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Broca's aphasia1

First recorded in 1955–60; after P. Broca
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People with Broca's aphasia may also suffer from physical symptoms including weakness or paralysis in their right arm and/or leg.

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“They sound like what is called Broca’s aphasia, which can be a sign of a stroke in the part the brain responsible for production of language,” Reinert wrote.

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After our complicated birth, physicians in Atlanta pronounced many diagnoses on my asymmetrical brain, including Wernicke’s and Broca’s aphasia, and sent my parents home over the icy roads on Christmas Eve with one-half a set of perfect twins and the prediction that I might possibly someday learn to read but would never speak a word.

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Our Father probably interpreted Broca’s aphasia as God’s Christmas bonus to one of His worthier employees.

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And that's called Broca's aphasia or expressive aphasia.

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