失语症

失語症

shīyǔzhèng

noun #32,775

Measure Word

一种失语症 zhǒng

Meanings

1 aphasia
2 loss of language ability (medical)

Characters

language; speech

illness; medical condition

Examples

中风可能导致失语症。

Zhòngfēng kěnéng dǎozhì shīyǔzhèng.

A stroke can cause aphasia.

他患有严重的失语症。

Tā huànyǒu yánzhòng de shīyǔzhèng.

He suffers from severe aphasia.

Tips

memory

Literally "lose-language-illness" — 失 (lose) + 语 (language) + 症 (medical condition). The structure mirrors the Greek a- (without) + phasia (speech) in "aphasia".

Stroke Order

失 shī

语 yǔ

症 zhèng