anomic aphasia
nounMedical Definition of anomic aphasia
: an impairment of language marked by difficulty or inability in finding the proper word and especially the name of objects
Note: People affected with anomic aphasia most often have trouble with finding the correct noun or verb to use. Anomic aphasia typically results from an injury to the brain (as from a stroke).
Patients with anomic aphasia have intact repetition, intact comprehension and fluent speech, but have difficulty naming.— Mallikarjun Patta, Psychiatric Times, 1 Feb. 2004— called also anomia, nominal aphasia