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an⋅ar⋅thri⋅a

  [an-ahr-three-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
loss of articulate speech.
Origin:
1880–85; < NL, perh. via G; see an- 1 , arthr-, -ia

Related forms:
an⋅ar⋅thric  [an-ahr-thrik] , adjective
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an·ar·thri·a   (ān-är'thrē-ə)   
n.  Loss of the motor ability that enables speech.

[New Latin, from Greek anarthros, not articulated; see anarthrous.]
an·ar'thric (-thrĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: an·ar·thria
Pronunciation: an-'är-thrE-&
Function: noun
: inability to articulate remembered words as a result of a brainlesion —compare APHASIA
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anarthria an·ar·thri·a (ān-är'thrē-ə)
n.
Loss of the motor ability that enables speech.

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