embolophrasia

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nounembolophrasia (uncountable)

uncountableSynonym of embolalia.
The feature of embolophrasia e.g. "er" and "um" and word repetitions was used as part of the stuttering symptomatology by two subjects.
1983, The South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Synonyms: embolalia

nounSynonym of embolalia.

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