Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
speech therapy Audio
speech ther·a·py
Subclass of:
Rehabilitation of Speech and Language Disorders
Definitions related to speech therapy:
  • 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 Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Use of special techniques for correction of speech disorders.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (speech language therapy) The treatment of communication disorders (speech disorders and language disorders), cognitive-communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (communication enhancement: speech deficit) Use of strategies augmenting communication capabilities for a person with impaired speech
    Nursing Interventions Classification
    University of Iowa, 2007
  • 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 Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
  • 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
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
Try this search on: Farlex, Merriam-Webster, Oxford Dictionary, or Wordnik

This content should not be used in place of medically-reviewed decision support reference material or professional medical advice. Some terms may have alternate or updated definitions not reflected in this set. The definitions on this page should not be considered complete or up to date.