speech center

[ speech sen-ter ]

noun

1. a clinic or therapy center where speech-language pathologists diagnose and treat speech and voice disorders.

Word History and Origins

Origin of speech center¹

First recorded in 1880–85 as a neurological term; current sense dates from 1960–65

Example Sentences

The connections between the impressive sound-centers and the motor speech-center are injured.

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This "motor speech center" is the best-known instance of a super-motor center.

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As you might expect, next the speech center lies the center for the rest of the face and for the head and eyes.

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This is a case where a blood vessel bursts on the left side of the brain and wrecks the speech center.

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Here an organic obstacle in the motor speech-center is probable.

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