aphonia
NounSynonyms:
voicelessness
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voiceSynonyms: voicelessness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Aphonia \A*pho"ni*a\, Aphony \Aph"o*ny\, n. [NL. aphonia, Gr. ?, fr. ? voiceless; 'a priv. + ? voice: cf. F. aphonie.] (Med.) Loss of voice or vocal utterance. [1913 Webster] Aphonic