dysarthria

== English == === Etymology === From international scientific vocabulary, from German Dysarthrie. By surface analysis, dys- +‎ -arthria. === Noun === dysarthria (countable and uncountable, plural dysarthrias) (neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty 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. ==== Hyponyms ==== dysarthrophonia ==== Derived terms ==== dysarthric (adjective) ==== Related terms ==== dysarthrosis (different meaning, joints versus speech) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dysphasia (language impairment due to cognitive problems rather than neuromuscular or other structural problems)