Diseases

Aphonia

Complete loss of phonation due to organic disease of the larynx or to nonorganic (i.e., psychogenic) causes.

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Abstract

Complete loss of phonation due to organic disease of the larynx or to nonorganic (i.e., psychogenic) causes.

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17 entry terms
  • Absence of Voice
  • Voice Absence
  • Voice Absences
  • Aphonia Paralytica
  • Functional Aphonia
  • Nonorganic Aphonia
  • Spastic Aphonia
  • Aphonia, Functional
  • Aphonia, Nonorganic
  • Aphonia, Spastic
  • Aphonias, Functional
  • Aphonias, Nonorganic
  • Aphonias, Spastic
  • Functional Aphonias
  • Nonorganic Aphonias
  • Paralytica, Aphonia
  • Spastic Aphonias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1972(1963)

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Previous Indexing

  • Voice (1966-1968)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aphonia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001044. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001044
  2. Aphonia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphonia
  3. Aphonia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q514686