aphonia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aphonia
1770–80; < New Latin < Greek: speechlessness. See a- 6, phon-, -ia
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Each time on her disappearance he had an attack of aphonia, inability to utter a sound of any kind.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
Page 159 In children, hysterical pain, hysterical contractures or palsies, mutism, and aphonia are the most usual symptoms.
From The Nervous Child by Hector Charles Cameron
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 William Healy
There was much expectoration of muco-purulent fluid, and on the third day complete aphonia, but the symptoms gradually disappeared, and recovery was complete in eight days.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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