Associations to the word «Dysarthria»

Wiktionary

DYSARTHRIA, noun. Difficulty in articulating words due to disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech. One of first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis brought about by an auto-immune response to acetylcholine receptors.

Dictionary definition

DYSARTHRIA, noun. Impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.