Alalia

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  alalia \a*la"li*a\ ([.a]*l[=a]"l[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
     priv. + ? a talking; cf. ? speechless.] (Med.)
     Impairment of articulate speech, or inability to speak,
     usually due to impairment of control of muscles in the
     articulatory apparatus.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alalia \A*la"li*a\ (), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? a talking;
     cf. ? speechless.] (Med.)
     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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Alalonga

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alalia
       n : paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to
           speak