Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dysarthria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: dysarthria
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Dysarthrie

Usage

Inflected Forms

dysarthrias (plural)

Derived Forms

dysarthric

Frequently Paired Words

dysarthrosis dysphasia

Questions

What does dysarthria mean?: 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.
Where does dysarthria come from?: It is traced to German.

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