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anarthria

 [an-ahr´thre-ah]
severe dysarthria resulting in speechlessness.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

an·ar·thri·a

(an-ar'thrē-a),
Loss of the power of articulate speech.
See also: aphasia, alexia, dysarthria.
[G. fr. an-anthos, without joints; (of sound) inarticulate]
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anarthria

(ăn-är′thrē-ə)
n.
Loss of the motor ability that enables speech.
an·ar′thric (-thrĭk) adj.
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an·ar·thri·a

(an-ahrth'rē-ă)
Loss of the power of articulate speech.
See also: aphasia, alexia, dysarthria
[G. fr. an-anthos, without joints; (of sound) inarticulate]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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