echolalia /echo·la·lia/ (ek″o-la´le-ah) stereotyped repetition of another person's words and phrases.
Echolalia
echolalia
echolalia (ek″ola´le
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echolalia
ech·o·la·li·a ( k  -l  l - )n. 1. The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia. Also called echophrasia. 2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development. Also called echophrasia. ech o·lalic (-l k) adj. |
Echolalia
Involuntary echoing of the last word, phrase, or sentence spoken by someone else or sound in the environment.
Mentioned in: Tourette Syndrome
echolalia
[ek′ōlā′lyə]
Etymology: Gk, echo + lalein, to babble
1 (in psychiatry) the automatic and meaningless repetition of another's words or phrases, especially as seen in schizophrenia. A kind of echolalia is delayed echolalia.
2 (in pediatrics) a baby's imitation or repetition of sounds or words produced by others. It occurs normally in early childhood development. Also called echophrasia, echo speech. echolalic, adj.
echolalia (ek″ola´le
),n an uncontrollable reiteration of a word or phrase recently stated by another individual.
echolalia
Neurology The parroting by a Pt of another person's words or speech fragments
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