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hy·po·pho·nia (hi″po-foґne-ə) [hypo- + phon- + -ia] a dysphonia in which there is decreased phonation, resulting in whispering. Called also leptophonia, microphonia, and subenergetic phonation.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Hypophonĭa — (gr.), im attischen Rechte die Geldsumme, welche ein Mörder den Verwandten des Getödteten als Buße zahlen mußte; Wehrgeld … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
hypophonia — /huy peuh foh nee euh/, n. Pathol. an abnormally weak voice due to lack of coordination of the speech muscles. [HYPO + PHONIA] * * * … Universalium
hypophonia — /huy peuh foh nee euh/, n. Pathol. an abnormally weak voice due to lack of coordination of the speech muscles. [HYPO + PHONIA] … Useful english dictionary
subenergetic phonation — hypophonia … Medical dictionary
leptophonia — SYN: hypophonia. [lepto + G. phone, sound, voice] * * * n. weakness of the voice. * * * lep·to·pho·nia (lep″to foґne ə) [lepto + phon + ia] hypophonia … Medical dictionary
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 … Medical dictionary
microphonia, microphony — SYN: hypophonia. [micro + G. phone, voice] … Medical dictionary
whisper — To speak without phonation, as with an open posterior part of the glottis. [A.S. hwisprian] * * * whis·per (hwisґpər) a soft, low, sibilant breathing sound produced by the unvoiced passage of the breath through the glottis. Cf. hypophonia … Medical dictionary
Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease — Illustration of the Parkinson disease by Sir William Richard Gowers from A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System in 1886 showing the characteristic posture of PD patients Signs and symptoms of Parkinson s disease are varied. Parkinson s… … Wikipedia
microphonia — mi·cro·pho·nia (mi″kro foґne ə) [micro + phonia] hypophonia … Medical dictionary
