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Discover LudwigThe phrase "delayed speech" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to communication, language development, or speech therapy, often referring to a condition where speech development is slower than expected.
Example: "The child exhibited signs of delayed speech, prompting the parents to seek professional help."
Alternatives: "speech delay" or "slow speech development."
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Delayed milestones of development, delayed speech, and poor school performance were reported by the parents; however it was not possible to perform an intelligence quotient (IQ) test because of difficulty in hearing and vision and the incooperation of the patient.
Parents are more likely to report delayed speech in boys with DMD/BMD than their siblings.
Darren, 2, was two months premature and suffers from asthma and delayed speech.
In 1979 two chloride-deficient formulas were recalled, but not before thousands of infants suffered nausea, reduced growth and delayed speech and motor development.
The son of Mrs. Geng, an author of "The Late Talker," also had delayed speech and other problems that turned out to be related.
This time, the House speaker's clapping almost stole the spotlight on an important night for a president seeking to deliver to millions of viewers his delayed speech — a speech she previously blocked.
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Senator Rand Paul, a Republican, has said he is considering undertaking a marathon delaying speech known as a filibuster to prevent the resolution moving forward.
The demonstrations in the city of Burlingame temporarily delayed a speech by the billionaire businessman.
In this paper, a variable-rate long-term approach to LSF quantization has been proposed for offline or large-delay speech coding.
In both patients genetic testing allowed to diagnose the Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), usually a sporadic disorder characterized by dysmorphic features, hypotonia, developmental delay, speech difficulties, sleep disturbance, and behavioural problems (hyperactivity, aggression, and autoagression) [ 17].
A study characterizing a microdeletion of 20q13.33, a cytogenetic locus in which COL9A3 is located, demonstrated that this abnormality is associated with several clinical features including mental retardation, developmental delay, speech and language deficits, behavior problems and seizures.
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