developmental dysphasia

language difficulty or delayed language acquisition believed to be associated with brain damage or cerebral maturation lag. It is characterized by defects in expressive language and articulation and in more severe cases by defects in comprehension of language. Also called developmental aphasia.

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androsterone

n. a steroid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex and testis, with weak androgenic effects.