dysarthria
Plural: dysarthrias
Noun
- impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
- Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.
Origin / Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Dysarthrie, from New Latin, using the combining forms dys- + arthr- + -ia.
Scrabble Score: 17
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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