aphonia.

Loss of the ability to produce normal voiced sound.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• an episode of aphonia
• aphonia after illness

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Aphonia left her answering in a whisper and written notes.

The examination distinguished aphonia from difficulty finding the words themselves.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.