expressive language disorder

expressive language disorder

Neurology A disorder resulting in ability below that expected in vocabulary, production of complex sentences, and word recall Etiology Idiopathic, brain damage, head trauma, malnutrition

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ex·pres·sive lan·guage dis·or·der

(eks-pres'iv lang'gwăj dis-ōr'dĕr)

Any problem related to oral communication; may have physical or emotional causes.

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expressive language disorder

Failure of a child to learn how to speak, write, or use sign language properly, despite having normal understanding of language and otherwise normal cognitive functions. The impairment in language use is apparent in the child's abnormal composition of sentences, frequent grammatical errors, limited word choices, and difficulty in learning new vocabulary.

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