dysphonia

dysphonia
Altered voice production. [dys- + G. phone, voice]
- abductor spasmodic d. a breathy form of spasmodic d. caused by excessive and long vocal cord opening for voiceless phonemes extending into vowels.
- adductor spasmodic d. a form of spasmodic d. in which excessive closure of the vocal cords affects the initiation and maintenance of phonation.
- d. plicae ventricularis phonation with the ventricular bands rather than with the vocal cords.
- spasmodic d. a spasmodic contradiction of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx excited bt attempted phonation, producing either adductor or abductor subtypes caused by a central nervous system disorder. A localized form of movement disorder. SYN: d. spastica, spastic d..
- spastic d. SYN: spasmodic d..
- d. spastica SYN: spasmodic d..

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dys·pho·nia dis-'fō-nē-ə n defective use of the voice
dys·phon·ic -'fän-ik adj

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n.
difficulty in voice production. This may be due to a disorder of the larynx, pharynx, tongue, or mouth, or it may be psychogenic. Compare dysarthria, aphasia.

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dys·pho·nia (dis-foґne-ə) [dys- + phon- + -ia] any impairment of voice; a speech disorder or other difficulty in speaking. See also aphonia, hyperphonia, and hypophonia. dysphonic adj

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