alalia

English

Etymology

From a- (“without”) +‎ -lalia (“speech”)

Noun

alalia (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords

Translations

loss of the ability to speak

• Greek: αλαλία (el) f (alalía)
• Icelandic: málhelti n
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• Portuguese: alalia f
• Russian: ала́лия (ru) f (alálija)

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Portuguese

Noun

alalia f (uncountable)

1. (medicine) alalia (loss of the ability to speak)