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1. (n.) dysarthria
difficulty in speech articulation due to poor muscular control, usu. related to nerve damage.
Etymology: (1875–80; dys - + Gk árthr(on) joint + -ia)
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1. (noun) dysarthria
impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
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1. dysarthria
Disorders of speech articulation caused by imperfect coordination of pharynx, larynx, tongue, or face muscles. This may result from CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN STEM diseases; or diseases of the corticobulbar tracts (see PYRAMIDAL TRACTS). The cortical language centers are intact in this condition. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)
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