Voice Disorders
| Definition: |
Disorders of voice pitch, loudness, or quality. Dysphonia refers to impaired utterance of sounds by the vocal folds. |
| 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.
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Aphonia - Complete loss of phonation due to organic disease of the larynx or to nonorganic (i.e., psychogenic) causes. |
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Hoarseness - An unnaturally deep or rough quality of voice. |
Voice Disorders Definitions and Terms
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