dysphonia

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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.

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