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Wernicke's aphasia(health)
aphasia, wernicke(medicine)
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Trepang (medicine) and wernicke's aphasia (medicine)


Trepang (medicine)


trepang
<zoology> Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as Food in China; called also beche de mer, sea cucumber, and sea slug.

Alternative forms: tripang.

The edible trepangs are mostly large species of Holothuria, especially H. Edulis. They are taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup.

Origin: Malay tripang.

Source: Websters Dictionary


wernicke's aphasia (medicine)


Wernicke's aphasia -->
sensory aphasia
Aphasia in which there is impairment in the comprehension of spoken and written words, associated with effortless, articulated, but paraphrasic, speech and Writing; malformed words, substitute words, and enologisms are charcteristic. When severe, and speech is incomprehensible, it is called jargon aphasia. The patient often appears unaware of his deficit.

Synonym: fluent aphasia, impressive aphasia, posterior aphasia, psychosensory aphasia, receptive aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia.