how to pronounce aphasia

/əˈfɛɪ.ʒə/

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aphasia is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of aphasia in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… primary progressive aphasia frontal …”

meanings of aphasia

noun:

A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

aphasia frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word aphasia occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics aphasia can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that aphasia can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;