dysphonia

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/dɪsˈfəʊ.ni.ə/

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/dɪsˈfəʊ.ni.ə/ · /dɪsˈfoʊ.ni.ə/

Definition of dysphonia

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.

“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.”
“Spasmodic dysphonia affects up to 50,000 people in North America, and is a subset of dystonia, a muscle contraction disorder that can affect many parts of the body.”

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

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