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dyslalia

[ dis-ley-lee-uh, -lal-ee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. an inability to speak due to a defect of the organs of speech.


dyslalia

/ dɪsˈleɪlɪə /

noun

  1. defective speech characteristic of those affected by aphasia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyslalia1

From New Latin, dating back to 1850–55; dys-, -lalia
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Example Sentences

Dyslalia is a malady caused by poor speech habits or by defects in the organs or brain center of speech.

Here belongs all so-called mechanical dyslalia, caused by defects of the peripheral speech-apparatus.

Dyslalia continues with many children a long time even after the learning of the mother-tongue.

"Dyslalia Viewed as a Centre-Asthenia."

In my last year's paper I showed that chronologically the diagnosis of dyslalia mounted step by step from a material external affair, up through the nerves until we came to the basal ganglia.

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