aphonia

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Slight forms of structural aphonia are of a catarrhal nature, resulting from more or less congestion and tumefaction of the mucous and submucous tissues of the larynx and adjoining parts.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

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 Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Disturbance of the sight shortly intervened, associated with aphonia.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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 Miles, Alexander

Each time on her disappearance he had an attack of aphonia, inability to utter a sound of any kind.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)