Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lalopathy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lalopa-thy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any speech disorder.

Example Sentences

"Conversely a correct thought may be defectively expressed, but as soon as the formation of thoughts is disturbed it becomes a question of dyslogia and logopathy, or, as some would say, of logoneurosis, since every movement of thought takes place through the nerve-substance. The two ideas of logoneurosis and lalopathy consequently do not cover each other."
"Stammering. stuttering, ap[h]thongia, spasmodic hesitation. and “nervous speech” belong to the domain of lalopathy."
"As for the symptom of brain metastasis, dyskinesia showed the highest incidence, being seen in 5 cases (56%), followed by headache, nausea, lalopathy, dysopia and aystaria."
"Myasthenoid syndrome (somnolence, hypotonia, ataxy, lalopathy) due to acute intentional poisoning with 0.250g of Diazepan was observed in a child."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάλος (lálos) + -o- + -pathy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λάλος

Inflected Forms

lalopathies (plural)

Questions

What does lalopathy mean?: Any speech disorder.
Where does lalopathy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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