aphonia

Definitions


[eɪˈfəʊnɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- inability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth


Phrases:

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




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