logopedics

logopedics
A branch of science concerned with the physiology and pathology of the organs of speech and with the correction of speech defects. SYN: logopedia. [logo- + G. pais (paid-), child]

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log·o·pe·dics or chiefly Brit log·o·pae·dics -'pē-diks n pl but sing or pl in constr the scientific study and treatment of speech defects
log·o·pe·dic or chiefly Brit log·o·pae·dic -dik adj

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logo·pe·dics (log-o-peґdiks) [logo- + orthopedics] the study and treatment of speech defects. See also speech pathology, under pathology. Called also logopedia.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • logopedics — n. study and treatment of speech defects (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • logopedics — log·o·pe·dics …   English syllables

  • logopedics — /lɒgəˈpidɪks/ (say loguh peediks) noun US → logopaedics …  

  • logopedics — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpēdiks noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: log + orthopedics : the scientific study and treatment of speech defects …   Useful english dictionary

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  • logopedia — SYN: logopedics. * * * log·o·pe·dia or chiefly Brit log·o·pae·dia .lȯg ə pē dē ə, .läg n LOGOPEDICS * * * logo·pe·dia (log″o peґde ə) logopedics …   Medical dictionary

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