吃きつ音おん症しょう

noun

stuttering; stammering; dysphemia

Medical term for a speech disorder characterized by disruptions in fluency. In everyday conversation, 吃音 (きつおん) is more common.

• 吃きつ音おん症しょうの治ち療りょうには言げん語ご療りょう法ほうが有ゆう効こうです。

  Speech therapy is effective for treating stuttering.

• 彼かれは吃きつ音おん症しょうを抱かかえながらも、スピーチコンテストで優ゆう勝しょうした。

  Despite having a stutter, he won the speech contest.