speech (spēch) the expression of thoughts and ideas by vocal sounds.
staccato speech
staccato speech
esophageal speech that produced by vibration of the column of air in the esophagus against the contracting cricopharyngeal sphincter; used after laryngectomy.
explosive speech speech uttered with more force than necessary.
mirror speech a speech abnormality in which the order of syllables in a sentence is reversed.
pressured speech logorrhea.
scanning speech that in which syllables of words are separated by noticeable pauses.
staccato speech that in which each syllable is uttered separately.
telegraphic speech that consisting of only certain prominent words and lacking articles, modifiers, and other ancillary words, a form of agrammaticism in other than young children.
stac·ca·to speech (st -kä t )n. Abrupt speech in which each syllable is produced separately, associated with multiple sclerosis. |
staccato speech
[stəkä′tō]
Etymology: It, detached; ME, speche
abnormal speech in which the person pauses between words, breaking the rhythm of the phrase or sentence. The condition is sometimes observed in association with multiple sclerosis.
staccato speech
Neurology Clipped, abrupt speech which may occur in multiple sclerosis
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