Aphonia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or various psychological causes, such as hysteria.
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  • n. Loss of voice; the inability to speak
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Loss of voice or vocal utterance.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, loss of voice through a morbid condition of the larynx or its immediate innervation; dumbness; speechlessness.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
    • Equivalent
    aphony   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    speech disorder    defect of speech    speech defect   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dysphonia    dysphagia    neuroimaging    apraxia    lateralization   
     
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