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aphonia

Pronunciation: /eɪˈfəʊnɪə, ə-/
(also aphony /ˈaf(ə)ni/)
Definition of aphonia

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • inability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth. Compare with aphasia.

Origin:

late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek aphōnia, from aphōnos 'voiceless', from a- 'without' + phōnē 'voice'

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