dysarthria /dys·ar·thria/ (dis-ahr´thre-ah) a speech disorder caused by disturbances of muscular control because of damage to the central or peripheral nervous system.
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dysarthria (disärth´rē
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dys·ar·thri·a (d s-är thr - )n. Difficulty in articulating words due to emotional stress or to paralysis, incoordination, or spasticity of the muscles used in speaking. dys·ar thric adj. |
dysarthria
[disär′thrē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, dys + arthroun, to articulate
difficult, poorly articulated speech, resulting from interference in the control and execution over the muscles of speech usually caused by damage to a central or peripheral motor nerve.
dysarthria (disärth´rē
),n a speech impediment brought on by emotional distress, paralysis, or muscle spasticity.
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Neurology A group of speech disorders caused by disturbances in the strength or coordination of speech muscles due to damage to the brain or nerves; dysarthria may indicate ↑ posterior fossa pressure on the brainstem/medulla
oblongata Clinical Difficulty in speaking or forming words. See Speech pathology.
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