Loss of the power of articulate speech. SEE ALSO: aphasia, alexia, dysarthria. [G. fr. an-anthos, without joints; (of sound) inarticulate]
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an·ar·thria an-'är-thrē-ə n inability to articulate remembered words as a result of a brain lesion compare APHASIA
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an·ar·thria (an-ahrґthre-ə) [an- + arthr-2 + -ia] severe dysarthria (q.v.) resulting in speechlessness.Medical dictionary. 2011.