aphonia

[ ey-foh-nee-uh ]

/ eɪˈfoʊ ni ə /

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noun Pathology.

loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.

Origin of aphonia

1770–80; <New Latin <Greek: speechlessness. See a-⁶, phon-, -ia

Words nearby aphonia

aphesis, aphetic, aphid, aphid lion, aphis, aphonia, aphonic, aphorism, aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize

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Example sentences from the Web for aphonia

Each time on her disappearance he had an attack of aphonia, inability to utter a sound of any kind.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
The same may be said of feigned insanity, aphonia, deaf-mutism, and loss of memory.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology|W. G. Aitchison Robertson
In these cases there is marked stridor both on inspiration and expiration, but no aphonia.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
It would cheer me considerably to learn that gobblers occasionally suffer from aphonia or speechlessness.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur

Both wounds gradually healed; but aphonia—the voice being reduced to a whisper—existed when the man left the regimental hospital.
A Treatise on Gunshot Wounds|Thomas Longmore

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

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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.

Other words from aphonia

a•phon′ic (ā-fŏn′ĭk, ā-fō′nĭk) adj.

单词	aphonia
释义	aphonia [ ey-foh-nee-uh ] / eɪˈfoʊ ni ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aphonia ON THESAURUS.COM noun Pathology. loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs. Origin of aphonia 1770–80; <New Latin <Greek: speechlessness. See a-⁶, phon-, -ia Words nearby aphonia aphesis, aphetic, aphid, aphid lion, aphis, aphonia, aphonic, aphorism, aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aphonia Each time on her disappearance he had an attack of aphonia, inability to utter a sound of any kind. Psychotherapy\|James J. Walsh The same may be said of feigned insanity, aphonia, deaf-mutism, and loss of memory. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology\|W. G. Aitchison Robertson In these cases there is marked stridor both on inspiration and expiration, but no aphonia. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles It would cheer me considerably to learn that gobblers occasionally suffer from aphonia or speechlessness. The Red Cow and Her Friends\|Peter McArthur Both wounds gradually healed; but aphonia—the voice being reduced to a whisper—existed when the man left the regimental hospital. A Treatise on Gunshot Wounds\|Thomas Longmore 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to aphonia bashfulness, freeze, buck fever, butterflies, flop sweat, mike fright, mutism 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. Other words from aphonia a•phon′ic (ā-fŏn′ĭk, ā-fō′nĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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aphonia

noun Pathology.

Origin of aphonia

Words nearby aphonia

Example sentences from the Web for aphonia

British Dictionary definitions for aphonia

aphony (ˈæfənɪ)

noun

Word Origin for aphonia

Words related to aphonia

Medical definitions for aphonia

n.

Other words from aphonia