APHONIA

aphonia, voicelessness

(noun) a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aphonia (countable and uncountable, plural aphonias)

(medicine) Loss of voice; the inability to speak.

Source: Wiktionary


A*pho"ni*a, Aph"o*ny, n. Etym: [NL. aphonia, Gr. aphonie.] (Med.)

Definition: Loss of voice or vocal utterance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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