dysarthric
9.9
A person who has trouble speaking clearly because the mouth and face muscles are weak or uncoordinated
- noun
- /ˌdɪsˈɑrθrɪk/
- Specialized
:
disártrico
- As a dysarthric, she required speech therapy to improve her communication skills.
Examples
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The dysarthric often struggles to be understood due to their speech difficulties.
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Perceptual Learning of Dysarthric Speech
Academic text (2012) -
Method: Twelve speakers were audio-recorded reading 18 different sentences from the Assessment of Intelligibility of Dysarthric Speech (Yorkston & Beukelman, 1984).
Academic text (2012) -
Many dysarthric individuals benefit from assistive technology that helps them speak clearly.
How Clear
dysarthric
- Specialized
mumbler
1
7.5
1
7.5
Surface Forms
dysarthric singular
dysarthrics plural
Etymology
A dysarthric comes from the same Greek parts dys- 'bad' or 'difficult' and arthr- 'articulation', similar to articulate. So a dysarthric is a person who has trouble speaking clearly because the muscles used for speech are weak or do not work well.