1. relating to or affected by aphasia, a language disorder caused by brain damage that impairs the ability to speak, understand, or use words
Usage: medical term; commonly used in neurology and speech pathology

1. a person who has aphasia
Usage: medical term

Examples

• The stroke left him with aphasic symptoms that affected his speech.
• Speech therapists work with aphasic patients to help them regain language skills.
• She is an aphasic who has made remarkable progress in her recovery.
• Aphasic individuals may understand language better than they can produce it.
• The neurologist diagnosed him as aphasic after the brain injury.
• Many aphasics benefit from intensive speech and language therapy.