Table 4. [Language Disorders: Definitions]. - GeneReviews®

Language Disorder	Definition
Receptive language disorder	A deficit in understanding language relative to peers. ≥1 sub-domains of language may be affected (e.g., semantics, sentence structure).
Expressive language disorder	A deficit in producing language relative to peers. ≥1 sub-domains of language may be affected (e.g., semantics, sentence structure).

From: SETBP1 Haploinsufficiency Disorder

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