Meanings
noundysarthria (countable and uncountable, plural dysarthrias)
plural dysarthrias
- countableuncountablemedicineDifficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.
Origin
- GermanDysarthrie
- Englishdysarthria
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Dysarthrie. By surface analysis, dys- + -arthria.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan disàrtria
- disàrtriadifficulty in articulating
Dutch dysartrie
- dysartriedifficulty in articulating
Finnish dysartria
- dysartriadifficulty in articulating
French dysarthrie
- dysarthriedifficulty in articulating
German Dysarthrie
- Dysarthriedifficulty in articulating
Greek δυσαρθρία
- δυσαρθρία (dysarthría)difficulty in articulating
Italian disartria
- disartriadifficulty in articulating
Portuguese disartria
- disartriadifficulty in articulating
Romanian disartrie
- disartriedifficulty in articulating
Spanish disartria
- disartriadifficulty in articulating
Swedish dysartri
- dysartridifficulty in articulating
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APA
dysarthria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysarthria
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“dysarthria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysarthria. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysarthria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysarthria.
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