logopedics
[ law-guh-pee-diks, log-uh- ]
/ ˌlɔ gəˈpi dɪks, ˌlɒg ə- /
noun (used with a singular verb) Medicine/Medical.
the study and treatment of speech defects.
Also
log·o·pe·di·a
[law-guh-pee-dee-uh, log-uh-] /ˌlɔ gəˈpi di ə, ˌlɒg ə-/.
Origin of logopedics
First recorded in 1920–25;
logo- +
(ortho)pedics
OTHER WORDS FROM logopedics
log·o·pe·dic, adjectiveWords nearby logopedics
logography,
logogriph,
logomachy,
logon,
logopaedics,
logopedics,
logophile,
logophobia,
logoplegia,
logorrhea,
logorrhoea