logorrhea

speech disorder

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Logorrhea is a term used to describe excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness. It means using too many words to express an idea, sometimes to the point of being redundant or lacking clarity. The word originates from New Latin, with "logo" meaning "word". Someone experiencing logorrhea might be described as garrulous or prolix. The adjective form is logorrheic.123

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speech disorder
Dysphasia and aphasia
…sometimes excessively and incessantly (logorrhea), although with numerous errors and meaningless clichés, but no longer comprehends what is said to him or her or what he or she tries to read. Those who recover from receptive forms of the disorder are likely to explain that during their aphasia spoken…
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…sometimes excessively and incessantly (logorrhea), although with numerous errors and meaningless clichés, but no longer comprehends what is said to him or her or what he or she tries to read. Those who recover from receptive forms of the disorder are likely to explain that during their aphasia spoken…
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