alalia

[ uh-ley-lee-uh, uh-leyl-yuh ]
/ əˈleɪ li ə, əˈleɪl yə /

noun Pathology.

an inability to speak.

Origin of alalia

1875–80; a-6 + Greek lalia talk, chatter, equivalent to lal(leîn) to talk, chatter + -ia -y3

Words nearby alalia

alai mountains, alain-fournier, alajuela, alala, alalcomeneus, alalia, alamanni, alamannic, alameda, alamein, alamiqui

Example sentences from the Web for alalia

  • The third frontal convolution and the island of Reil were small on both sides, corresponding to the alalia.

    The Mind of the Child, Part II |W. Preyer

British Dictionary definitions for alalia

alalia
/ (æˈleɪlɪə) /

noun

a complete inability to speak; mutism

Word Origin for alalia

a- 1 + -lalia

Medical definitions for alalia

alalia
[ ə-lā′lē-ə ]

n.

Impairment or loss of the ability to talk.