Definition of Alalia

1. Noun. Paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak.

Generic synonyms: Palsy, Paralysis

Definition of Alalia

1. n. 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.

Definition of Alalia

1. loss of speech [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alalia

1. Loss of the power of speech due to an impairment of the articulatory apparatus (voice box). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alalia

alachlors
alack
alackaday
alacrities
alacritous
alacrity
alactic oxygen debt
Aladdin
Aladdin's lamp
alae
alae lingulae cerebelli
alagille syndrome
alaiment
alaiments
alalia (current term)
alalia (current term)
alalias
alalic
alameda
alamedas
alamethicin
alamethicin synthetase
Alamo
alamode
alamodes
alamort
alamos
alan
aland
alands

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