ALALIAS

ALALIA

A*la"li*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. priv. + a talking; cf. speechless.] (Med.)

Definition: Inability to utter articulate sounds, due either to paralysis of the larynx or to that form of aphasia, called motor, or ataxis, aphasia, due to loss of control of the muscles of speech.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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