aphonia
[ ey-foh-nee-uh ]
/ eɪˈfoʊ ni ə /
noun Pathology.
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
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British Dictionary definitions for aphonia
aphonia
aphony (ˈæfənɪ)
/ (əˈfəʊnɪə) /
noun
loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract
Word Origin for aphonia
C18: via New Latin from Greek, from
a-
1 +
phōnē sound, voice
Medical definitions for aphonia
aphonia
[ ā-fō′nē-ə ]
n.
Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or psychological causes, such as hysteria.