Vanuatu (oh) and aphasy (medicine)

Vanuatu (oh)

a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, East of Australia, made up of a chain of volcanic islands. Population: 192,190 (2001). Capital: Vila. Vanuatu was formerly called the New Hebrides, and it is an independent member of the British commonwealth .

aphasy (medicine)

aphasy
<medicine> Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.

Origin: NL. Aphasia, Gr, fr. Not spoken; priv. + to speak: cf. F. Aphasie.

Source: Websters Dictionary

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