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dysarthric

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dys⋅ar⋅thri⋅a

  [dis-ahr-three-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
any of certain disorders of articulation, as stammering or stuttering, caused by a nerve defect.
Origin:
1875–80; < NL, equiv. to dys- dys- + Gk árthr(on) joint + -ia -ia

Related forms:
dys⋅ar⋅thric, adjective
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Main Entry: dys·ar·thria
Pronunciation: dis-'är-thrE-&
Function: noun
: difficulty in articulating words due to disease of the centralnervous system —compare DYSPHASIA —dys·ar·thric /-thrik/ adjective
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dysarthria dys·ar·thri·a (dĭs-är'thrē-ə)
n.
Difficulty in articulating words due to emotional stress or to paralysis, incoordination, or spasticity of the muscles used in speaking.

dys·ar'thric adj.

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