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diplophonia

American  
[dip-luh-foh-nee-uh] / ˌdɪp ləˈfoʊ ni ə /

noun

Pathology.

  1. a condition in which the voice simultaneously produces two sounds of different pitch.

Other Word Forms

  • diplophonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of diplophonia

< New Latin, equivalent to diplo- diplo- + Greek phōn ( ḗ ) sound, tone, voice + Latin -ia -ia

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