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APHASIA

loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)

The meaning of the word aphasia is loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection).

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contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
meddlesomegiven to meddling
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted