speech

(spétsh). The utterance of vocal sounds conveying ideas. s.-center, that situated in the third left frontal convolution. See center. clipped 8., utterance in which the words uttered are slurred over and uncompleted: it is sometimes one of the features of general paresis. Called also slurred s. ocho-s. 1. Echolalia. 2. Speech produced in the hypnotic state by pre ure on the neck, abdomen, or right eyebrow, or s ing into the mouth. explosive s., loud, sudden enunciation seen in certain brain diseases. mirror- 8., a speech abnormality in which the order of syl- bles in a sentence is reversed. 8.-reading, the understanding by deaf-mutes of what is spoken. scamping s. Same as clipped s. 86 - 8., speech in which the syllables are separated by prolonged pauses. slurred s., the chopping off of syllables on words in speech: seen in paralysis of the insane. staccato 8., speech in which each syllable is uttered separately: seen in multiple sclerosis. 8.-tract, the fibers connecting the speech-center with the nuclei of the nerves which supply the muscles of phonation.