PHONIATRIC

pho·ni·at·rics

[foh-nee-a-triks]
noun ( used with a singular verb ) Speech Pathology.
the study and treatment of voice disorders.
Also, pho·ni·a·try [foh-nahy-uh-tree] .


Origin:
1945–50; phon- + -iatric; see -ics

pho·ni·at·ric, adjective
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phoniatrics pho·ni·at·rics (fō'nē-āt'rĭks)
n.
The scientific study of speech and speech habits.

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