anarthria

[an-ahr-three-uh]

noun Pathology.

loss of articulate speech.

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Origin of anarthria

1880–85; < New Latin, perhaps via German; see an-¹, arthr-, -ia

Related formsan·ar·thric

[an-ahr-thrik] /ænˈɑr θrɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for anarthria

Motor aphasia is, he believes, nothing more than a combination of sensory aphasia and anarthria.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various
Then occurs dysarthria, and, if the path is totally impassable at any place, anarthria.
The Mind of the Child, Part II|W. Preyer

British Dictionary definitions for anarthria

anarthria

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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Medicine definitions for anarthria

anarthria

[ăn-är′thrē-ə]

n.

Loss of the motor ability that enables speech.