agitolalia

English

Etymology

From Latin agitō (“I put something in motion, drive, impel”) +‎ -lalia.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæd͡ʒɪtoʊˈleɪliə/

Noun

agitolalia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) agitophasia
   • 1962, Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress, page 521:

     Anxiety group characterised by palpitation, excessive micturation, vertigo, shortness of breath, gastro-intestinal disturbances, trembling, agitolalia, etc.

   • 1982 -, Jon Ewbank Manchip White, Death by Dreaming, →ISBN, page 106:

     When he finally began to speak, his agitolalia, or habit of rapid utterance, was more pronounced.

   • 1984, István Anhalt, Alternative voices: essays on contemporary vocal and choral composition, page 37:

     Her oral behaviour may be denoted as a word salad, automatic speaking, logorrhoea, or cluttered and excessively rapid speech with sounds omitted, distorted as in agitiolalia.

References

• Drugs.com
• agitolalia - definition of agitolalia by Medical dictionary