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alalia
1. An inability to speak.
2. Loss of the power of speech due to an impairment of the articulatory apparatus (voice box).
This entry is located in the following unit: lalo-, lallo-, lalio-, lal-, -lalia, -lalic + (page 1)
alalia (s) (noun), alalias (pl)
Speechlessness; loss of the ability to talk: As a result of an earlier trauma, Muriel had to live with alalia and so she learned to communicate by writing instead of speaking.
This entry is located in the following unit: a-, an- (page 7)