aphonia

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: a=pho=ni=a

CIDE DICTIONARY

aphonia, n. [NL. aphonia, Gr. , fr. voiceless; 'a priv. + voice: cf. F. aphonie.].

 Loss of voice or vocal utterance.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

aphonia, n. (also aphony) Med. the loss or absence of the voice through a disease of the larynx or mouth.

Etymology

mod.L aphonia f. Gk f. aphonos voiceless f. a- not + phone voice

ROGET THESAURUS

aphonia

Aphony

N aphony, aphonia, dumbness, obmutescence, absence of voice, want of voice, dysphony, cacoepy, silence, raucity, harsh voice &c, unmusical voice, falsetto, childish treble mute, dummy, aphonous, dumb, mute, deafmute, deaf and dumb, mum, tongue-tied, breathless, tongueless, voiceless, speechless, wordless, mute as a fish, mute as a stockfish, mute as a mackerel, silent, muzzled, inarticulate, inaudible, croaking, raucous, hoarse, husky, dry, hollow, sepulchral, hoarse as a raven, rough, with bated breath, with the finger on the lips, sotto voce, in a low tone, in a cracked voice, in a broken voice, vox faucibus haesit.