dysarthria

English - Turkish

Definition of dysarthria in English Turkish dictionary

dizartri

(Tıp) Beyinde bir lezyona bağlı konuşma bozukluğu (kelimeleri telaffuz edememe)

English - English

Definition of dysarthria in English English dictionary

Difficulty in articulating words due to disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech. One of first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis brought about by an auto-immune response to acetylcholine receptors

Dysarthria (or slurred speech) is a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury of the motor component of the motor-speech system and is characterized by poor articulation of phonemes

{i} impairment of pronunciation

impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature

Hyphenation

dys·ar·thri·a

Etymology

() From Greek dys- (mis-, accidental) and arthrosis ἄρθρωσις (articulation).