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dysphony

/ˈdɪsfəni/

dysphony is the dated form of dysphonia.

Meaning of dysphonia

Noun

dysphonia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphonias)

  1. A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
    • In patients with spasmodic dysphonia, the current treatment that is most commonly offered is by selective injection of botulinum toxin (BOTOX) into the most affected muscles.2009, Peak Woo, Stroboscopy, Plural Publishing, →ISBN, page 339
    Synonyms:
    hoarseness

Origin of dysphony

From dys- + -phony.

Questions about dysphony

What is dysphony the dated form of?
Dysphony is the dated form of dysphonia.
How do you pronounce dysphony?
Dysphony is pronounced /ˈdɪsfəni/.

Words near dysphony in the dictionary

  1. dysphonetic
  2. dysphonia
  3. dysphonias
  4. dysphonic
  5. dysphonics
  6. dysphony
  7. dysphoria
  8. dysphoriant
  9. dysphorias
  10. dysphoric
  11. dysphoric milk ejection reflex

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