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lalopathy

lalopathy noun: any speech disorder.

Noun

lalopathy (plural lalopathies)

  1. (rare) Any speech disorder.
    • 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...1877, Hugo Ziemssen, Albert Henry Buck, George Livingston Peabody, Cyclopædia of the Practice of Medicine - Volume 14, page 613
    • Stammering. stuttering, ap[h]thongia, spasmodic hesitation. and “nervous speech” belong to the domain of lalopathy.1913 October 4, Frank Augustus Bryant, “Stuttering and its treatment”, in Medical Record, volume 84, page 615

lalopathy meaning in Tamil

lalopathy in Tamil

பச்சுக் குறைபாடு

Examples of lalopathy in a sentence

  • The two ideas of logoneurosis and lalopathy consequently do not cover each other.1877, Hugo Ziemssen, Albert Henry Buck, George Livingston Peabody, Cyclopædia of the Practice of Medicine - Volume 14, page 613:
  • 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.1943, Géza Róheim, The origin and function of culture, page 231:
  • Myasthenoid syndrome (somnolence, hypotonia, ataxy, lalopathy) due to acute intentional poisoning with 0.250g of Diazepan was observed in a child.1974, Psychopharmacology Abstracts, page 697:

Forms of lalopathy

plurallalopathies

Origin of lalopathy

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

Questions about lalopathy

What does lalopathy mean?
Lalopathy means any speech disorder.
What is lalopathy in Tamil?
Lalopathy in Tamil is பச்சுக் குறைபாடு. See Lalopathy meaning in Tamil.
How do you use lalopathy in a sentence?
The two ideas of logoneurosis and lalopathy consequently do not cover each other.
What part of speech is lalopathy?
Lalopathy is a noun.
What is the plural of lalopathy?
The plural of lalopathy is lalopathies.

Words near lalopathy in the dictionary

  1. Lalones
  2. laloneuroses
  3. laloneurosis
  4. Lalong
  5. lalopathies
  6. lalopathy
  7. lalophobia
  8. laloplegia
  9. Lalor
  10. Lalor Park
  11. Lalors

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