dysphonia

English

Alternative forms

• dysphony (dated)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “ill, hard”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”).

Noun

dysphonia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphonias)

1. (medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.

   Synonym: hoarseness

   • 2009, Peak Woo, Stroboscopy, Plural Publishing, →ISBN, page 339:

     In patients with spasmodic dysphonia, the current treatment that is most commonly offered is by selective injection of botulinum toxin (BOTOX) into the most affected muscles.

Derived terms

• dysphonic

 

Further reading

• hoarse voice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• aphyonids