Clinical Vocabulary Flashcards
Memorize and feel comfy with these clinical words (20 cards)
What is Speech?
How we say sounds or words.
What is Language?
Our ability to pick and choose the right words to say; and to understand meaning.
What is Aphasia?
Language disorder that affects how you communicate.
What is Dysphagia?
Swallowing disorder; difficulty swallowing
What is Dysarthria?
Motor speech disorder; when muscles used for speech are weak or hard to control.
What is Cognition?
Addressing areas like memory and attention.
What is CVA?
AKA CerebroVascular Accident; Stroke; disruption of blood flow in the brain.
What is Apraxia?
Motor speech disorder; struggles to plan and sequence the movements needed to produce speech sounds correctly.
What is TBI?
AKA Traumatic Brain Injury; Brain damage
What is Executive Functioning?
Addressing higher level cognition
What is AAC?
Augmentative and Alternative Communication; device that helps individuals communicate
What is Stuttering?
Speech disorder; disruption in smooth flow of speech
What is Articulation?
ability to shape sounds
What is Cluttering?
fluency disorder; irregular speech or unclear speech
What is Phonological processes?
organizing patterns of sounds
What is Fluency?
smoothness with which a person speaks
What is Phonology?
how sound is organized and used to convey meaning
What is Morphology?
structure and construction of words
What is Syntax?
rules governing how words are combined in sentences
What is Semantics?
ability to understand meaning in language
