paraphasia

(par″ă-fā′zh(ē-)ă)

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[par(a)- + aphasia]
A form of aphasia in which a meaningless or inappropriate word or syllable is substituted for the correct spoken word or word combinations.
SEE: paraphrasia
paraphasic (par″ă-fā′zik)
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, adj.

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