psellism

[ sel-iz-uh m ]

/ ˈsɛl ɪz əm /

Pathology. stuttering; stammering.

Words nearby psellism

1790–1800; < Greek psellismós stammering, equivalent to psell(ízein) to stammer + -ismos -ism

Psellism, sel′izm, n. a defect in articulation—also Psellis′mus.
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