Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Respiratory Tract Diseases > Laryngeal Diseases > Voice Disorders Terms and Definitions
Voice Disorders
Medical Definition: | Disorders of voice pitch, loudness, or quality. Dysphonia refers to impaired utterance of sounds by the vocal folds. |
Guide Notes: | available also is HOARSENESS |
Also Called: | Dysphonia,Flaccid Dysphonia,Hyperkinetic Dysphonia,Organic Tremor Dysphonia,Spastic Dysphonia,Spastic Dysphonia, Neurologic Adducter,Spastic Pseudobulbar Dysphonia,Voice Disorder, Neurologic,Voice Disturbance,Voice Fatigue |
Previously Indexed: | Voice (1966-1978) |
Aphonia - Complete loss of phonation due to organic disease of the larynx or to nonorganic (i.e., psychogenic) causes. | |
Hoarseness - An unnaturally deep or rough quality of voice. |
Voice Disorders Medical Definitions and Terms
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