speech therapy

/spiːtʃ ˈθerəpi/

treatment for speech disorders

The child received speech therapy to improve pronunciation.

A specialist helped the child correct speech problems.

Medicine

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A specialized treatment program designed to improve communication skills, including speech, language, and swallowing disorders.

After the stroke, the patient underwent speech therapy to regain fluency.

Medical professionals helped the patient recover speech abilities.

Speech therapy can address stuttering, articulation issues, and voice disorders.

It treats various speech-related conditions.

Often provided by speech-language pathologists in clinical settings.

Collocations

speech therapy sessiona scheduled meeting with a speech therapistspeech therapy exercisespractice activities to improve speech

a professional who provides speech therapy

a condition affecting speech clarity or fluency

Use 'speech therapy' in medical or educational discussions about communication disorders.

Avoid using 'speech therapy' casually; it refers to professional treatment.

From 'speech' (communication) + 'therapy' (treatment), combining to describe medical intervention for speech disorders.

Common in medical and educational contexts to describe professional treatment for speech impairments.

speech

the act of speaking or spoken language

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therapy

medical treatment or healing process

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