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 — A*pho ni*a, Aphony Aph o*ny, n. [NL. aphonia, Gr. ?, fr. ? voiceless; a priv. + ? voice: cf. F. aphonie.] (Med.) Loss of voice or vocal utterance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

aphonia — apho·nia … English syllables

aphonia — n. absence or loss of the voice caused by disease of the larynx or mouth or by disease of the nerves and muscles involved in the generation and articulation of speech. If loss of speech is due to a language defect in the cerebral hemispheres, the … The new mediacal dictionary

aphonia — a•pho•ni•a [[t]eɪˈfoʊ ni ə[/t]] n. pat loss of voice, esp. due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs • Etymology: 1770–80; < Gk: speechlessness. See a VI, phon , ia a•phon•ic eɪˈfɒn ɪk adj. n … From formal English to slang

aphonia — /əˈfoʊniə/ (say uh fohneeuh), / jə/ (say yuh) noun loss of voice, due to a structural or functional disturbance of the vocal organs which can be caused by physical injury or emotional disturbance. {Greek: speechlessness} … Australian English dictionary

aphonia — n. loss of voice.



aphonic, a. voiceless … Dictionary of difficult words