A form of aphasia in which comprehension of speech is more impaired than production of speech.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Brain: a journal of neurology. After German sensorische Aphasie (C. Wernicke Der aphasische Symptomencomplex 25.
Definition of sensory aphasia in US English:
sensory aphasia
noun
Medicine
A form of aphasia in which comprehension of speech is more impaired than production of speech.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Brain: a journal of neurology. After German sensorische Aphasie (C. Wernicke Der aphasische Symptomencomplex 25.