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dysphonia

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dysphonia /dys·pho·nia/ (-fo´ne-ah) a voice impairment or speech disorder.dysphon´ic
dys·pho·ni·a (ds-fn-)
n.
Difficulty in speaking, usually evidenced by hoarseness.

dysphonia
[disfō′nē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, dys + phone, voice
any abnormality in the speaking voice, such as hoarseness. Dysphonia puberum refers to the voice changes that occur in adolescent boys.

dysphonia
Neurology Speech impairment or difficulty, often due to vocal cord dysfunction. See Spasmodic dysphonia.


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The patient was placed on voice rest for 3 days for his dysphonia.
For those who are seeking more advanced information, the section for physicians offers a series of articles on such topics as hoarseness, vocal cord paralysis, polyps and nodules, spasmodic dysphonia and muscle tension.
The diagnosis originally was laryngitis, then spastic dysphonia.
 
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