dyslogia

dyslogia
Impairment of speech and reasoning as the result of a mental disorder. [dys- + G. logos, speaking, reason]

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dys·lo·gia dis-'lō-j(ē-)ə n difficulty in expressing ideas through speech caused by impairment of the power of reasoning (as in certain psychoses)

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n.
disturbed and incoherent speech. This may be due to dementia, aphasia, mental retardation, or mental illness.

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dys·lo·gia (dis-loґjə) [dys- + log- + -ia] impairment of speech due to a mental disorder.

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  • dyslogia — /dis loh jeuh, jee euh/, n. Pathol. inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder. [1880 85; < NL < Gk dys DYS + lóg(os) speech + ia IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • dyslogia — n. mental illness characterized by the inability to express ideas through words …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dyslogia — dys·lo·gia …   English syllables

  • dyslogia — n. disturbed and incoherent speech. This may be due to dementia, aphasia, mental retardation, or mental illness. The term is rarely used …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • dyslogia —   n. inability to express ideas in speech due to mental deficiency …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • dyslogia — noun impaired ability to express ideas verbally; usually resulting from difficulties of reasoning (as in feeblemindedness or certain psychoses) • Hypernyms: ↑speech disorder, ↑speech defect, ↑defect of speech * * * də̇ˈslōj(ē)ə noun ( s)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Дислогия (Dyslogia) — нарушенная и не связная речь. Может наблюдаться при деменции (слабоумии), афазии, олигофрении и некоторых других психических заболеваниях. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • ДИСЛОГИЯ — (dyslogia) нарушенная и не связная речь. Может наблюдаться при деменции (слабоумии), афазии, олигофрении и некоторых других психических заболеваниях …   Толковый словарь по медицине

  • speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction       any of the… …   Universalium

  • croak — Synonyms and related words: air a grievance, aphonia, apprehend, artificial voice, beef, belch, bellyache, bitch, blare, blast, blat, blot out, bode, bray, broken speech, broken tones, broken voice, bump off, burr, buy it, buzz, cackle, call,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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