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aphonia definition

apho·nia (ā fō′nē ə)

noun

loss of voice due to an organic or functional disorder

Etymology: ModL < Gr aphōnia < aphōnos, voiceless < a-, without + phōnē, sound, voice < phanai, to say: see phono-

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