dysarthria

[ dis-ahr-three-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. any of certain disorders of articulation, as stammering or stuttering, caused by a nerve defect.

dysarthria

/ dɪsˈɑːθrɪə /

noun

1. imperfect articulation of speech caused by damage to the nervous system

Other Words From

• dys·arthric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dysarthria¹

1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to dys- dys- + Greek árthr ( on ) joint + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of dysarthria¹

from dys- + arthria from Greek arthron articulation

Example Sentences

Then occurs dysarthria, and, if the path is totally impassable at any place, anarthria.

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