APHONIA


Meaning of APHONIA in English

[ 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'.

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