speech therapynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌspiːtʃ ˈθer.ə.pi/us/ˌspiːtʃ ˈθer.ə.pi/the treatment of people who have difficulty speaking:
She needed speech therapy after she suffered severe head injuries in a car accident.
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speech therapist
noun [ C ] ukus
A speech therapist helped him overcome his stammer.