aphonia
pronunciation
How to pronounce aphonia in British English:
UK [æ'fəʊnjə]
How to pronounce aphonia in American English:
US [æ'foʊnjə]
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- Noun:
- a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
Word Origin
- aphonia (n.)
- "want of voice, loss of voice, having no sound," 1719, from Modern Latin aphonia, from Greek aphonia "speechlessness," noun of quality from aphonos "voiceless," from a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + phone "voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)) + abstract noun ending -ia. Less-common anglicized form aphony is attested from 1827.
Example
- 1. While the thenar main points governance disease cough , hemoptysis , sore throat , aphonia , and fever .
- 2. Wire break , audio deviation and unit aphonia are the common breakdown which not only occurs in the low-end headphones , but also happens in some high-end ones frequently .
- 3. One thief was stung by scorpion , do not become aware aphonia says : " very painful ! " Another thief is afraid host hears , twisted this thief , remind him not to want phonate .
- 4. If lung is angry enough , sound of utter a word is sonorous ; lung deficiency of vital energy is weak , humble ; chill raids sound of utter a word lung , lobar gas is out-of-the-way , cracked or aphonia .