Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Loss of the motor ability that enables speech.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Absence of joints or of jointed limbs.
- n. Inability to articulate distinctly in speaking, dependent on a central nervous defect, but not involving paralysis of the muscles of articulation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system
Etymologies
- New Latin, from Greek anarthros, not articulated; see anarthrous. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Then occurs _dysarthria_, and, if the path is totally impassable at any place, _anarthria_.”
“This is apparently an ictal anarthria with preserved internal speech.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘anarthria’.
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You Don't Say
Language disorders, disabilities, and unusual demonstrations.
aphasia, aphonia, dysarthria, glossolalia, paraphasia, alexia, polymicrogyria, logorrhea, stutter, spoonerism, agraphia, malapropism and 54 more...
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Rognons of Random Palavery
Another of my random palavery lists for terms and phrases that don't fit into any of my other lists.
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Physiological Terms
Terms used in physiology
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