logorrhea /log·or·rhea/ (-re´ah) pressured speech; excessive and rapid speech, seen in certain mental disorders.
logorrhea [log″o-re´ah]
log·or·rhe·a (l g  -r  )n. Excessive use of words. |
logorrhea [log″o-re´ah]
excessive volubility, with rapid, pressured speech, as in manic episodes of bipolar disorder and some cases of schizophrenia. Called also lalorrhea, pressured speech, tachylalia, and tachyphasia.
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