anarthria
[ an-ahr-three-uh ]
/ ænˈɑr θri ə /
noun Pathology.
loss of articulate speech.
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OTHER WORDS FROM anarthria
an·ar·thric [an-ahr-thrik] /ænˈɑr θrɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby anarthria
anarchism, anarchist, anarcho-syndicalism, anarchy, anarithmia, anarthria, anarthrous, anasarca, anasazi, anaspid, anastasia
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Example sentences from the Web for anarthria
Motor aphasia is, he believes, nothing more than a combination of sensory aphasia and anarthria.
Then occurs dysarthria, and, if the path is totally impassable at any place, anarthria.
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British Dictionary definitions for anarthria
anarthria
/ (ænˈɑːθrɪə) /
noun
pathol loss of the ability to speak coherently
Word Origin for anarthria
C19: New Latin, from Greek anarthros lacking vigour, from an- + arthros joint
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Medical definitions for anarthria
anarthria
[ ăn-är′thrē-ə ]
n.
Loss of the motor ability that enables speech.
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