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Definition of Dysphonia
1. Noun. Speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation.
Definition of Dysphonia
1. n. A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.
Definition of Dysphonia
1. Noun. defective use of the voice ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dysphonia
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dysphonia
1. Altered voice production. Origin: dys-+ G. Phone, voice Dysphonia plicae ventricularis, phonation with the ventricular bands rather than with the vocal cords. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dysphonia
Literary usage of Dysphonia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practice of medicine by Thomas Hawkes Tanner (1874)
"The laryngoscope was not then in daily use as it is now, or doubtless paralysis
of the vocal cords might have been detected. IV. dysphonia CLERICORUM. ..."
2. A Manual of the practice of medicine by Thomas Hawkes Tanner (1864)
"dysphonia clericorum, or clergyman's sore throat, is frequently a nervous complaint;
being unattended, at least in its early stages, by any organic lesion, ..."
3. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1850)
"... household duties; her menses came on without uneasiness; bowels regular;
appetite and sleep good; and in all respects well.—Wahle, ib. p. 44. dysphonia ..."
4. Sore Throat: Its Nature, Varieties, and Treatment ; Including the Use of the by Prosser James (1866)
"Aphonia and dysphonia may each be a symptom of several throat diseases already
described, or either may of itself constitute the only deviation from health. ..."
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