logopedics

logopedics
logopedic, adj.
/law'geuh pee"diks, log'euh-/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Med.
the study and treatment of speech defects.
Also, logopedia /law'geuh pee"dee euh, log'euh-/.
[1920-25; LOGO- + (ORTHO)PEDICS]

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