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Cataphasia

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paligraphianounA writing disorder characterised by the repetition of syllables, words or phrases.
paraphasianoun(pathology) A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended
palilalianoun(clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.
paraphrasianounAlternative form of paraphasia. [(pathology) A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended]
cataphonicsnounSynonym of catacoustics.
cataphoranoun(linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
aphasic(speech pathology) Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
echolalianoun(clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.
paranomianoun(medicine) Verbal paraphasia, an aspect of aphasia, where the patient speaks a word different from the one they intended to say.
paralalianounDisturbance of the faculty of speech.
logaphasianoun(obsolete, rare) Synonym of motor aphasia.
paragraphianounA language disorder in which the patient writes one word in place of another.
psittacismnounMechanical, repetitive words used without understanding or consideration.
pararthrianoundisordered articulation of speech
aphonicOf, relating to, or exhibiting aphonia; unable to speak.
perseverationnoun(psychology) An uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by a brain injury or other organic disorder.
palilogianoun(rhetoric) Deliberate repetition of a word or a phrase for the sake of emphasis.
kataphoranounAlternative form of cataphora. [(linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.]
aphasiacnounAlternative form of aphasic. [(speech pathology) One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.]
cataphornoun(linguistics) The use of a pronoun or other linguistic unit to refer ahead to another word in a sentence.

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