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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aphasiacroakcrowdysphasiafalsettoharshness

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from German Dysarthrie. By surface analysis, dys- + -arthria.

Related phrases

acetylcholine receptor

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