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a⋅pho⋅ni⋅a

  [ey-foh-nee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
loss of voice, esp. due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
Origin:
1770–80; < NL < Gk: speechlessness. See a- 6 , phon-, -ia
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a·pho·ni·a   (ā-fō'nē-ə)   
n.  Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or various psychological causes, such as hysteria.

[New Latin aphōnia, from Greek aphōniā, speechlessness, from aphōnos, voiceless : a-, without; see a-1 + phōnē, voice; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.]
a·phon'ic (ā-fŏn'ĭk, ā-fō'nĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: apho·nia
Pronunciation: (')A-'fO-nE-&
Function: noun
: loss of voice and of all but whispered speech —apho·nic /-'fän-ik, -'fO-nik/ adjective
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aphonia a·pho·ni·a (ā-fō'nē-ə)
n.
Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or psychological causes, such as hysteria.

a·phon'ic (ā-fŏn'ĭk, ā-fō'nĭk) adj.

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