alalia

Definitions

1. The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords.
   obsolete, uncountable
2. Speech delay, a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“A striking case of amnesic alalia was that of Lordat, a French physician, who thus described his malady: "I find⟳ myself deprived of the value of all words.[…]"”

“The other major exception, characters with Down syndrome (a condition that often includes among its symptoms alalia, or speech delay⟳), are usually played by actors with Down syndrome[…].”

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