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Dysarthria that has progressed to a total loss of speech is referred to as anarthria. The term dysarthria was formed from the Greek components dys- "dysfunctional, impaired" and arthr- "joint, vocal articulation".
Greek orator Demosthenes practicing oratory at the beach with pebbles in his mouth. Stuttering (alalia syllabaris), also known as stammering (alalia literalis or anarthria literalis), is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks during which the person ...
Feature of speech Absence of feature Difficulty [clarification needed] Problem [clarification needed]; Phonation: Anarthria: Dysarthria, dysglossia: Comprehension: Agnosia, asemia, asymbolia
Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder characterized externally by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses called blocks in which the person who stutters is unable to produce sounds.
Anarthria is a genus of flowering plant species endemic to Southwest Australia. [1] The name of the genus is derived from Ancient Greek, meaning 'without joints'. [2]
Anarthria is a severe form of dysarthria, in which the coordination of movements of the mouth and tongue or the conscious coordination of the lungs are damaged. [ 8 ] Neurological damage due to stroke may cause loss or impairment of speech, termed aphasia .
Paraphilias are sexual interests in objects, situations, or individuals that are atypical. The American Psychiatric Association, in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM), draws a distinction between paraphilias (which it describes as atypical sexual interests) and paraphilic disorders (which additionally require the experience of distress, impairment in functioning, and/or ...
Arrest of speech is a form of anarthria. The child is unable to utter a single intelligible word and attempts to communicate with gestures.