Anarthria
loss of articulate speech.
Historical Examples
Motor aphasia is, he believes, nothing more than a combination of sensory aphasia and anarthria.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 Various
Then occurs dysarthria, and, if the path is totally impassable at any place, anarthria.
The Mind of the Child, Part II W. Preyer
noun
(pathol) loss of the ability to speak coherently
anarthria an·ar·thri·a (ān-är’thrē-ə)
n.
Loss of the motor ability that enables speech.
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