aphonia
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Two of his sisters were of a nervous and hysterical type and said to have attacks of aphonia.
From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by William Healy
A striking form of inability to co-ordinate muscles so as to enable them to perform their ordinary function is aphonia, or mutism, sometimes spoken of as hysterical mutism.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
If the recurrent laryngeal nerves are involved, unilateral or bilateral paralysis of the larynx may complicate the symptoms by cough, dyspnea, aphonia, and possibly septic pneumonia.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
In these cases there is marked stridor both on inspiration and expiration, but no aphonia.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
That is to say, she was unable to move the right arm, the right leg, the right side of the face, and she lost the power of speech entirely; there was complete aphonia.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
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