dysarthria
Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Dysarthrie
- impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
Translations
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Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Dysarthrie. By surface analysis, dysFrom international scientific vocabulary, from German Dysarthrie. By surface analysis, dys- + -arthria.
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Forms
plural: dysarthrias| Singular | dysarthria |
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Word family
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