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Definition of Transcortical aphasia
1. Noun. A general term for aphasia that results from lesions outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex.
Generic synonyms: Aphasia
Medical Definition of Transcortical aphasia
1. An aphasia in which the unaffected motor and sensory language areas are isolated from the rest of the hemispheric cortex. Subdivided into transcortical sensory and transcortical motor aphasias. (05 Mar 2000)