dysarthria
(dis-ar′thrē-ă)
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[dys- + Gr. arthroun, to utter distinctly]
Impairment or clumsiness in speaking due to diseases that affect the oral, lingual, or pharyngeal muscles. The patient's speech may be difficult to understand, but there is no evidence of aphasia.
SEE: aphasia
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Dysarthria." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753441/all/dysarthria.
Dysarthria. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753441/all/dysarthria. Accessed December 4, 2024.
Dysarthria. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753441/all/dysarthria
Dysarthria [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 04]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753441/all/dysarthria.
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