aphonia

American  

[ey-foh-nee-uh] / eɪˈfoʊ ni ə /

noun

Pathology.

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

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aphonia British  

/ ˈæfənɪ, əˈfəʊnɪə /

noun

1. loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract

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Etymology

Origin of aphonia

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

Example Sentences

Page 159 In children, hysterical pain, hysterical contractures or palsies, mutism, and aphonia are the most usual symptoms.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles

The treatment of functional aphonia should be general and local; tonics such as strychnin, iron, and arsenic should be administered; the intra-laryngeal application of electricity usually effects a sudden cure.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

That is to say, she was unable to move the right arm, the right leg, the right side of the face, and she lost the power of speech entirely; there was complete aphonia.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

At first this seemed unaccountable, but later it was found that the old woman for whom the patient had been caring had a "stroke" with loss of the power to speak, though no aphonia.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

If aphonia and difficulty of both inspiration and expiration be present at the same time, there is certainly membranous occlusion.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various