Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
speech therapy
speech ther·a·py
Subclass of:
Rehabilitation of Speech and Language Disorders
Definitions related to speech therapy:
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Treatment for individuals with speech defects and disorders that involves counseling and use of various exercises and aids to help the development of new speech habits.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Use of special techniques for correction of speech disorders.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(speech language therapy) The treatment of communication disorders (speech disorders and language disorders), cognitive-communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(communication enhancement: speech deficit) Use of strategies augmenting communication capabilities for a person with impaired speechNursing Interventions ClassificationUniversity of Iowa, 2007
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Speech therapists can identify the most effective methods of communication for patients who have aphasia, dysarthria, or verbal apraxia or who have had a laryngectomy:Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Speech therapy, therapeutic treatment to correct defects in speaking. Such defects may originate in the brain, the ear, or anywhere along the vocal tract and may affect the voice, articulation, language development, or ability to speak after language is learned. Therapy begins with...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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