/ay fon"ik, ay foh"nik/ , adj.
1. mouthed but not spoken; noiseless; silent.
2. Phonet.
a. lacking phonation; unvoiced.
b. without voice; voiceless.
3. Pathol. affected with aphonia.
n.
4. Pathol. a person who is affected with aphonia.
[ 1820-30; áphon ( os ) voiceless (see APHONIA) + -IC ]