Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.
aphasia
The prefix is a-, meaning 'not', and -phasia means 'speaking.'
Therefore the word aphasia means 'not speaking', in the same way that apathetic means 'not feeling.'
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Aphasia is a word root. It refers to a communication disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, understand language, read, or write due to damage to the brain.
Speechlessness
Aphasia describes the sudden loss of ability to speak, meaning the ability was once there, and now it is gone.
The inability to speak can be termed aphasia or aphonia depending on the circumstances.
it is a suffix
The suffix meaning "hearing" is -acusis.
A suffix is added to the end of a word. There is not a suffix that means the word dog. Suffixes do not have meaning, they change the meaning of a word.
The suffix is -er, meaning "one who campaigns."
A suffix is an ending. The suffixes "an" and "ian" mean of, or belonging to. An example of a suffix meaning belong to is Italian, meaning belonging to Italy.
what's the meaning of suffix er? one that has/owns
The suffix of "arthropathy" is "-pathy," which means disease or disorder. Arthropathy specifically refers to any disease or disorder affecting the joints.
The meaning of the greek suffix -onym is "word or name".