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Language Disorders
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Definition
: Conditions characterized by deficiencies of comprehension or expression of written and spoken forms of language. These include acquired and developmental disorders.
/ther: consider also LANGUAGE THERAPY; do not confuse with SPEECH DISORDERS: read differentiation of LANGUAGE & SPEECH under LANGUAGE; do not confuse with LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS: see note there
See Also
Speech Disorders
Examples
Agraphia
;
Anomia
;
Dyslexia
;
Language Development Disorders
;
Speech Disorders
Other names
Language Disorder, Acquired; Language Disorder; Acquired Language Disorder; Language Disorders, Acquired; Acquired Language Disorders