Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
echolalia
ech·o·la·li·a [ ek-oh-ley-lee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Speech Disorders
Etymology:
Greek echo = an echo + lalia = speech
A repetition by the patient of any words spoken to him.
A repetition by the patient of any words spoken to him.
Definitions related to echolalia:
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A symptom of neurologic or psychiatric dysfunction in which the individual involuntarily and meaninglessly repeats a recently heard word, series of words, or a song.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Involuntarily repeating of other peoples words.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Involuntary ("parrot-like"), meaningless repetition of a recently heard word, phrase, or song. This condition may be associated with transcortical APHASIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; or other disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p485)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Psychopathological repeating of words or phrases of one person by another; tends to be repetitive and persistent. Seen in certain kinds of schizophrenia, particularly the catatonic types.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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The tendency to repeat vocalizations made by another person.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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