gammacism

gammacism
Mispronunciation of, or trouble articulating, the “g” sound. [G. gamma, equivalent of the letter g]

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gam·ma·cism 'gam-ə-.siz-əm n difficulty in pronouncing velar consonants (as /g/ and /k/)

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gam·ma·cism (gamґə-siz-əm) [gamma + -ism] a speech disorder involving deficient pronunciation of velar speech sounds such as g and k. Called also paragammacism.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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