English Explanatory Dictionary

aphonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Loss of voice; the inability to speak.

Pronunciation

/eɪˈfəʊ.ni.ə/ /əˈ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aphonia.wav /eɪˈfoʊ.ni.ə/

Word forms

aphonia aphonias aphony

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin aphōnia, from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía, “speechlessness”). By surface analysis, a- + -phonia.

Related words

aphonic
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