aphonia

American  

[ey-foh-nee-uh] / eɪˈfoʊ ni ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.

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aphonia British  

/ ˈæfənɪ, əˈfəʊnɪə /

noun

1. loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract

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Etymology

Origin of aphonia

1770–80; < New Latin < Greek: speechlessness. See a- ⁶, phon-, -ia

Example Sentences

If aphonia and difficulty of both inspiration and expiration be present at the same time, there is certainly membranous occlusion.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Two of his sisters were of a nervous and hysterical type and said to have attacks of aphonia.

From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by Healy, William

Were we to follow up this history we could unearth the full life history of this patient, including the genesis of his early attack of aphonia.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

Hence, the hesitation in speech arises and as the repressed thoughts gradually are forced into the unconscious, there finally develops the defective speech automatism, either stammering or a spastic aphonia.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

The same may be said of feigned insanity, aphonia, deaf-mutism, and loss of memory.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )