Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathol., difficulty of utterance dependent on malformation or imperfect innervation of the tongue and other organs of articulation; slow or difficult speech.
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- noun
difficulty intalking due to a structural abnormality
Etymologies
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From dys- + -lalia
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Examples
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I further took steps to demonstrate and present evidence that indicated that dyslalia was in its essence some trouble with the personality.
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In my last year's paper I showed that chronologically the diagnosis of dyslalia mounted step by step from a material external affair, up through the nerves until we came to the basal ganglia.
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Here belongs all so-called mechanical dyslalia, caused by defects of the peripheral speech-apparatus.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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