-phrasia

noun combining form

-phra·​sia

ˈfrāzh(ē)ə,

-zēə

plural -s

: speech disorder (of a specified type)

embolophrasia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin phrasis diction + New Latin -ia

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