dysarthria
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- noun
- /dɪˈzɑrθriə/
- Specialized
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disartria
- A nonnative English-speaking woman with cerebral palsy and a moderate-to-severe spastic-ataxic dysarthria provided the speech material.
- ataxic dysarthria
- hypokinetic dysarthria
- dysarthria management
Examples
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As such, treatments that address improving speech intelligibility are fundamental to the successful management of dysarthria.
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The dysarthria characteristic of articulatory imprecision correlated with production accuracy.
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Two months earlier, she had begun to experience dysarthria and difficulty masticating.
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Specific dysarthria characteristics for each participant with PD are provided in Table 2.
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Results may not translate in a straightforward manner to clinical populations, such as patients with dysarthria, for whom clear speech is used therapeutically.
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Although conceptually, listener-targeted remediation in dysarthria is novel, its potential should not be underestimated.
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Considering the clinical significance of improving intelligibility for individuals with dysarthria, it is critical that research continue to examine the outcomes of behavioral modification on speech production.
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Three experienced speech-language pathologists classified the dysarthria type (Darley, Aronson, & Brown, 1969a, 1969b).
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The therapist designed a program to help patients improve their speech affected by dysarthria.
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After the stroke, he struggled with dysarthria, making it hard for him to express his thoughts clearly.
Synonyms
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A condition that makes it hard to say sounds correctly or use the voice well
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Difficulty speaking clearly that makes others hard to understand
Difficulty making clear and separate speech sounds
Antonyms
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
dysarthria = arthria (opaque) = dys + arthr + ia
The immediate base 'arthria' and the prefix 'dys-' are medical combining forms; their combination yields a specialized clinical term not obvious to an average learner.
Etymology
Dysarthria comes from Greek parts dys- meaning 'bad' or 'difficult' and -arthria, which is linked to making clear sounds and is the same root behind English articulate. So dysarthria means 'difficulty speaking clearly', which matches the medical idea of weak or damaged speech muscles.