hypophonia

[ hahy-puh-foh-nee-uh ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈfoʊ ni ə /

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noun Pathology.

an abnormally weak voice due to lack of coordination of the speech muscles.

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Origin of hypophonia

1910–15; hypo- + Greek phōn(ḗ) + -ia

Words nearby hypophonia

hypoperfusion, hypophalangism, hypopharynx, hypophloeodal, hypophonesis, hypophonia, hypophosphate, hypophosphite, hypophosphoric, hypophosphoric acid, hypophosphorous