We often think of a talkative person in this way; "But he has wordiness. Nothing can be said." But are we sure we are using the word correctly? Do we know what, in fact, this medical term means? The condition under the name of verbotenism (from the Greek logorea - "lógos" word, speech + "rhoá" river, flow) is a good example of how specialised medical language tries to assimilate into everyday language.