anarthria

American

[an-ahr-three-uh] / ænˈɑr θri ə /

noun

Pathology.

loss of articulate speech.

anarthria British

/ ænˈɑːθrɪə /

noun

pathol loss of the ability to speak coherently

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Derived Forms

anarthric

adjective

Etymology

Origin of anarthria

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

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