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echolalia

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ech⋅o⋅la⋅li⋅a

  [ek-oh-ley-lee-uh]
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–noun
1. Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
2. the imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a natural phase of childhood development.
Origin:
1880–85; echo + -lalia

Related forms:
ech⋅o⋅lal⋅ic,  [ek-oh-lal-ik, -ley-lik] , adjective
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ech·o·la·li·a   (ěk'ō-lā'lē-ə)   
n.  

  1. Psychiatry The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia.

  2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development.


[echo + Greek laliā, talk (from lalos, talkative).]
ech'o·la'lic (-lĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: echo·la·lia
Pronunciation: "ek-O-'lA-lE-&
Function: noun
: the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people asif echoing them —echo·lal·ic /-'lal-ik/ adjective
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echolalia ech·o·la·li·a (ěk'ō-lā'lē-ə)
n.

  1. The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia. Also called echophrasia.

  2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development. Also called echophrasia.

ech'o·la'lic (-lĭk) adj.

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