Definition of Aphony

1. Noun. (dated form of aphonia) ¹

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Definition of Aphony

1. loss of voice [n APHONIES]

Medical Definition of Aphony

1. Loss of voice or vocal utterance. Origin: NL. Aphonia, Gr, fr. Voiceless; priv. + voice: cf. F. Aphonie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aphony

aphis lion
aphlogistic
aphobia
apholate
apholates
aphonia
aphonia paralytica
aphonias
aphonic
aphonic pectoriloquy
aphonics
aphonies
aphonogelia
aphonous
aphony (current term)
aphoria
aphorise
aphorised
aphorises
aphorising
aphorism
aphorismer
aphorismers
aphorisms
aphorist
aphoristic
aphoristical
aphoristically
aphorists

Literary usage of Aphony

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1845)
"Specific aphony and ... In this classification, the cases of aphony and ... In the chapter on sympathetic aphony and ..."

2. Lead Diseases: With Notes and Additions on the Use of Lead Pipe and Its by Louis Tanquerel des Planches, Samuel Luther Dana (1848)
"Upon the larynx, and cause aphony. 1. Among the individuals in contact with lead ... Then aphony occurs, which can be attributed only to paralysis of the ..."

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