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Definition of "anarthria" []

  • Loss of the motor ability that enables speech. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "anarthria" in a sentence
  • "Then occurs _dysarthria_, and, if the path is totally impassable at any place, _anarthria_."
  • "This is apparently an ictal anarthria with preserved internal speech."