Aphonia
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aphonia — (n.) want of voice, loss of voice, having no sound, 1719, from Mod.L. aphonia, from Gk. aphonia speechlessness, noun of quality from aphonos voiceless, from a , privative prefix (see A (Cf. a ) (3)), + phone voice (see FAME (Cf. fame)). Less… … Etymology dictionary
aphonia — [ā fō′nē ə] n. [ModL < Gr aphōnia < aphōnos, voiceless < a , without + phōnē, sound, voice < phanai, to say: see PHONO ] loss of voice due to an organic or functional disorder … English World dictionary
Aphonia — SignSymptom infobox Name = PAGENAME ICD10 = ICD10|R|49|1|r|47 ICD9 = ICD9|784.41 Aphonia is the medical term for the inability to speak. It is considered more severe than dysphonia. A primary cause of aphonia is bilateral disruption of the… … Wikipedia
aphonia — n. (also aphony) Med. the loss or absence of the voice through a disease of the larynx or mouth. Etymology: mod.L aphonia f. Gk f. aphonos voiceless f. a not + phone voice * * * aphonia (əˈfəʊnɪə) See aphony … Useful english dictionary
aphonia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aphōnia, from aphōnos voiceless, from a + phōnē sound more at ban Date: 1778 loss of voice and of all but whispered speech • aphonic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
aphonia — [eɪ fəʊnɪə, ə ] (also aphony af(ə)ni) noun Medicine inability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth. Origin C17: mod. L., from Gk aphōnia, from aphōnos voiceless … English new terms dictionary
aphonia — /ay foh nee euh/, n. Pathol. loss of voice, esp. due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs. [1770 80; < NL < Gk: speechlessness. See A 6, PHON , IA] * * * … Universalium
aphonia — noun Loss of voice; the inability to speak … Wiktionary
aphonia — Loss of the voice as a result of disease or injury to the larynx. [G. a priv. + phone, voice] hysterical a. loss of voice for psychogenic reasons, as in some varieties of hysteria. SYN: nonorganic a.. nonorganic a. SYN: hysterical a.. a.… … Medical dictionary
aphonia — n. voice loss caused by a disease of the larynx … English contemporary dictionary
