This document discusses medical terminology related to muscle coordination, speech, and language. It explains that the suffix -taxia refers to muscle coordination which is controlled by the cerebellum in the brain. The suffix -phasia refers to speech which is initiated in the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum called Broca's area. Specific terms like ataxia, dysphasia, and aphasia are defined as referring to lack of muscle coordination, difficulty with speech, and inability to communicate verbally or in writing respectively.

1. Medical Terminology
By Yawoavi Akotsu

2.  The suffix means muscle
coordination or control.
 Our body muscle coordination are
initiated in the brain
 The cerebellum is responsible for
this function

3. A- : without -taxia : muscle coordination
is a lack of muscle coordination which
may affect speech, eye movements,
the ability to swallow, walking,
picking up objects and other
voluntary movements.

4.  The suffix mean Speech
 the brain (the Cerebrum) in the left
frontal lobe also called Broca's area
is the language-dominant
hemisphere

5. A- PHASIA DYS- PHASIA
Without - Speech
A language disorder
that affects a
person's total
ability to
communicate
whether verbally or
in writing
Difficult, abnormal - Speech
Difficulty and deficiency
in the generation of
speech, and
sometimes also in its
comprehension

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