speech-language pathologist

[speech-lang-gwij puh-thol-uh-jeest]

noun

1. a person who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of speech and voice disorders, as stuttering, lisping, or lalling, and of language disturbances, as aphasia or delayed language acquisition. SLP

Word History and Origins

Origin of speech-language pathologist¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

“I hate to say it, but we probably picked this time to actually avoid some of the traffic on our road,” Seymour, a speech-language pathologist, said by phone from France.

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"It's reassuring for me to rely on scientific data to back up my assessments," said co-senior author of the study, Erin Walsh, a speech-language pathologist and lactation consultant at UC San Diego Health.

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Megan Robertson is a pediatric speech-language pathologist from Mechanicsburg, Pennslyvania.

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“When we miss those opportunities to help them at those younger ages, sometimes we are limiting their potential into adulthood,” according to speech-language pathologist Sarah Ziemba, an Early Intervention provider in Peoria, Illinois.

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But those systems are understaffed and booked up, too, according to speech-language pathologist Sarah Ziemba, an Early Intervention provider in Peoria, Illinois.

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