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aphonia

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aphonia /apho·nia/ (a-fo´ne-ah) loss of voice; inability to produce vocal sounds.
a·pho·ni·a (-fn-)
n.
Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or psychological causes, such as hysteria.
a·phonic (-fnk, -fnk) adj.
aphonia
loss of the voice; inability to produce vocal sounds.
aphonia clericorum
loss of the voice from overuse, as in dogs barking excessively during kenneling.
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