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ALALIA

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a⋅la⋅li⋅a

  [uh-ley-lee-uh, uh-leyl-yuh]
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–noun Pathology.
an inability to speak.
Origin:
1875–80; a- 6 + Gk lalia talk, chatter, equiv. to lal(leîn) to talk, chatter + -ia -y 3
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Main Entry: ala·lia
Pronunciation: (')A-'lA-lE-&, &-, -'lal-E-
Function: noun
: MUTISM, APHASIA
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alalia a·la·li·a (ə-lā'lē-ə)
n.
Impairment or loss of the ability to talk.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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