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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)
Voice Disorders Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Aphonia - Complete loss of phonation due to organic disease of the larynx or to nonorganic (i.e., psychogenic) causes.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hoarseness - An unnaturally deep or rough quality of voice.

Voice Disorders Medical Definitions and Terms

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