logopedics

English

Etymology

from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse, quote, story, study, ratio, word, calculation, reason”) and Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “rearing of a child, education”)

Noun

logopedics (uncountable)

1. The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.

Synonyms

• speech therapy

Translations

study and correction of speech defects

• Afrikaans: spraakterapie, logopedie, spraakheelkunde (dated)
• Czech: logopedie (cs) f
• Dutch: logopedie (nl) f
• Finnish: logopedia (fi)
• French: orthophonie (fr) f, (Belgium) (Switzerland) logopédie (fr) f
• German: Logopädie (de) f
• Hungarian: logopédia (hu)
• Italian: logopedia (it) f
• Polish: logopedia (pl) f
• Portuguese: ortofonia (pt)
• Spanish: logopedia (es) f
• Swedish: logopedi (sv) c

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989
• Viktor Frankl, 1997. Recollections: An Autobiography,VIKTOR E. FRANKL Man's Search for Meaning Translated by Joseph Fabry and Judith Fabry, PLENUM PRESS • NEW YORK AND LONDON (an online edition)
• Lev Vygotsky, 1993. Revolutionary scientist: by Fred Newman and Lois Holzman, London and New York (an online edition)

Anagrams

• police dogs