Dysarthria

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Difficulty in articulating words, caused by impairment of the muscles used in speech.
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  • n. Difficulty in articulating words due to disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech. One of first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis brought about by an auto-immune response to acetylcholine receptors.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, inability to articulate distinctly; dyslalia.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    speech disorder    defect of speech    speech defect   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dysphonia    apraxia    dysphagia    aphasia    paraplegia   
     
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