anarthria

[an-ahr-three-uh]

noun Pathology.

loss of articulate speech.

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

Historical Examples of 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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anarthria in Medicine

anarthria

[ăn-är′thrē-ə]

Loss of the motor ability that enables speech.