different between dysarthria vs apraxia

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin dys- (“dysfunctional, impaired”) and arthr- (“joint, vocal articulation”), and -a (“used to form nouns”), from the three corresponding Greek forms.

Noun

dysarthria (countable and uncountable, plural dysarthrias)

1. Difficulty in articulating words due to disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.

Related terms

• dysarthric (adjective)

See also

• dysphasia (language impairment due to cognitive problems rather than neuromuscular or other structural problems)

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (apraxía, “inaction”), from ?- (a-, “without”) +? ?????? (prâxis, “activity”) +? -?? (-ía, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?æks??/

Noun

apraxia (usually uncountable, plural apraxias)

1. (neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.

Translations

See also

• praxis
• avolition

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “apraxia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Portuguese

Noun

apraxia f (plural apraxias)

1. (neurology) apraxia (disorder of motor planning)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (apraxía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?p?a?sja/, [a?p?a??.sja]
• Hyphenation: a?pra?xia

Noun

apraxia f (plural apraxias)

1. (neurology) apraxia

Derived terms

• apráxico

Further reading

• “apraxia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.