aphonia
[ ey-foh-nee-uh ]
/ eɪˈfoʊ ni ə /
noun Pathology.
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
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Words nearby aphonia
aphesis, aphetic, aphid, aphid lion, aphis, aphonia, aphonic, aphorism, aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize
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British Dictionary definitions for aphonia
aphonia
aphony (ˈæfənɪ)
/ (əˈfəʊnɪə) /
noun
loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract
Word Origin for aphonia
C18: via New Latin from Greek, from a- 1 + phōnē sound, voice
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Medical definitions for aphonia
aphonia
[ ā-fō′nē-ə ]
n.
Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or psychological causes, such as hysteria.
Other words from aphonia
a•phon′ic (ā-fŏn′ĭk, ā-fō′nĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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