発はつ話わ障しょう害がい

noun

speech impediment; speech disorder

Medical/clinical term for a condition affecting the ability to produce speech sounds correctly or fluently. 'Lalopathy' is a rare technical synonym.

• 彼かれは発はつ話わ障しょう害がいのため、言こと葉ばをはっきり発はつ音おんするのが難むずかしい。

  Because of his speech impediment, he has difficulty pronouncing words clearly.

• 発はつ話わ障しょう害がいの治ち療りょうには言げん語ご聴ちょう覚かく士しのサポートが重じゅう要ようだ。

  Support from a speech-language pathologist is important for treating speech disorders.