speech therapy
[ speech-ther uh pee ]
/ ˈspitʃ ˈθɛr ə pi /
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noun
the diagnosis and treatment of speech and communication problems, as stuttering and other fluency and articulation disorders, or aphasia and other expressive or receptive language disorders.
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Also called speech-lan·guage ther·a·py [speech-lang gwij ther uh pee] /ˈspitʃˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ ˈθɛr ə pi/ .
Origin of speech therapy
First recorded in 1930–35
OTHER WORDS FROM speech therapy
speech ther·a·pist, nounWords nearby speech therapy
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British Dictionary definitions for speech therapy
speech therapy
noun
treatment to improve the speech of children who have difficulty in learning to speak, for example because of partial deafness or brain damage, or to help restore the power of speech to adults who have lost it or partly lost it through accident or illness
Derived forms of speech therapy
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Medical definitions for speech therapy
speech therapy
n.
Treatment of speech defects and disorders, especially through use of exercises and audio-visual aids that develop new speech habits.
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