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Alalia

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.

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alalia

n. (context medicine English) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords

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alalia

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

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Alalia

Alalia may refer to :

Places
  • Latin name of port city and former bishopric AlĂ©ria, on Corsica
    • Battle of Alalia (530-535 BC)
  • Al-Alia, Morocco
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  • Alalia (speech)

Usage examples of "alalia".

The third frontal convolution and the island of Reil were small on both sides, corresponding to the alalia.