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aphonia
a·pho·ni·a [ ay fṓnee ə, ə fṓnee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
loss of voice: loss of the power of speech. This may be as a result of injury or disease of the larynx or mouth or may arise from various psychological conditions.
[Late 17th century. < Greek< aphōnos "having no voice" < phōnē "sound"]

a·phon·ic [ ày fónnik ] adjective
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