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dysphonia

[ dis-foh-nee-uh ]

noun

  1. any disturbance of normal vocal function.


dysphonia

/ dɪsˈfɒnɪk; dɪsˈfəʊnɪə /

noun

  1. any impairment in the ability to speak normally, as from spasm or strain of the vocal cords
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • dysphonic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Dz· [dis-, fon, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dysphonia1

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek ōí roughness of sound, equivalent to dys- dys- + ō ( ) sound, voice + -ia -ia
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dysphonia1

C18: New Latin, from Greek: harshness of sound, from dys- + -ōia -phony
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Laryngeal dystonia, known previously as spasmodic dysphonia, is a rare condition that affects over 50,000 people in the US and Canada.

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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.

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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.

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‘If I could sound better, I would,’ says the presidential candidate, who has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects his vocal cords.

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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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