Logopedic
[law-guh-pee-diks, log-uh-] /ˌlɔ gəˈpi dɪks, ˌlɒg ə-/
noun, (used with a singular verb) Medicine/Medical.
1.
the study and treatment of speech defects.
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[law-guh-pee-diks, log-uh-] /ˌlɔ gəˈpi dɪks, ˌlɒg ə-/ noun, (used with a singular verb) Medicine/Medical. 1. the study and treatment of speech defects.
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[law-guh-ree-uh, log-uh-] /ˌlɔ gəˈri ə, ˌlɒg ə-/ noun 1. pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech. 2. incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility. n. 1878, from logos + ending from diarrhea. logorrhea log·or·rhe·a (lŏg’ə-rē’ə) n. Excessive use of words.