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Definition of Defect of speech
1. Noun. A disorder of oral speech.
Generic synonyms: Disorder, Upset
Specialized synonyms: Anarthria, Aphonia, Voicelessness, Cataphasia, Dysarthria, Dyslogia, Dysphonia, Lallation, Lambdacism, Lisp, Stammer, Stutter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defect Of Speech
Literary usage of Defect of speech
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1865)
"In but two cases has Dr. Jackson found both amaurosis and defect of speech
together, and in those two, the left and right side of the body had been ..."
2. A Text-book of Diseases of the Nose and Throat by David Braden Kyle (1907)
"The individual himself may not be so conscious of his defect of speech ; in fact,
... Any defect of speech, enunciation, or articulation developed at this ..."
3. The Medical Times and Gazette (1874)
"Having observed that it is certain that damage to the right side of the brain
produces no defect of speech in most cases, it is stated that " the author has ..."
4. The Half-yearly Abstract of the Medical Sciences: Being a Digest of British edited by William Harcourt Ranking, Charles Bland Radcliffe, William Dommett Stone (1867)
"The particular case which lead to these remarks was one of amaurosis (optic
neuritis), with hemiplegia on the right side, and some defect of speech. ..."
5. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"... who from any cause speaks inarticulately and disjointedly, as from indecision,
want of words, or natural defect of speech. He only is said to STUTTER ..."
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