Psychiatry and Psychology

Speech Intelligibility

Ability to make speech sounds that are recognizable.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Ability to make speech sounds that are recognizable.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Intelligibilities, Speech
  • Intelligibility, Speech
  • Speech Intelligibilities

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

the speaker's speech is understood or not understood by the hearer; do not confuse with SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS (the examinee hears & understands the examiner's speech)

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History Note

79

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Previous Indexing

  • Auditory Perception (1967-1978)
  • Speech (1966-1978)

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NLM Classification

WV 501

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Speech Intelligibility. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013065. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013065
  2. Speech Intelligibility. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligibility_(communication)
  3. Speech Intelligibility. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3153018