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dysphonia
[ dis-foh-nee-uh ]
noun
- any disturbance of normal vocal function.
dysphonia
/ dɪsˈfɒnɪk; dɪsˈfəʊnɪə /
noun
- any impairment in the ability to speak normally, as from spasm or strain of the vocal cords
Derived Forms
- dysphonic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·Dz· [dis-, fon, -ik], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dysphonia1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dysphonia1
Example Sentences
Laryngeal dystonia, known previously as spasmodic dysphonia, is a rare condition that affects over 50,000 people in the US and Canada.
Consultations with doctors eventually brought a brutal diagnosis: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder in which the muscles in the larynx tighten or lapse into spasms, strangulating speech while making singing a significant challenge.
He also has a noticeably strained, raspy voice caused by spasmodic dysphonia, a disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the muscles of the voice box.
‘If I could sound better, I would,’ says the presidential candidate, who has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects his vocal cords.
Spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition, in which an abnormality in the brain’s neural network results in involuntary spasms of the muscles that open or close the vocal cords.
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