1. A medical condition characterized by the inability to articulate speech clearly or to speak intelligibly due to neurological or muscular dysfunction.
Usage: medical/clinical term; plural form of anarthria

Examples

• The patient's anarthrias resulted from damage to the motor cortex.
• Speech therapy can help individuals with anarthrias improve their communication abilities.
• Anarthrias may occur following a stroke or traumatic brain injury.
• The neurologist diagnosed multiple anarthrias in the study group.
• Treatment for anarthrias depends on the underlying cause of the condition.