dysphonia
1
9.6
- noun
- /dɪsˈfoʊniə/
- Specialized
:
disfonía
- The teacher noticed that her student had difficulty speaking clearly due to dysphonia.
- spasmodic dysphonia
- functional dysphonia
- dysphonia, vocal
Examples
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When evaluating dysphonia, laryngoscopy can easily identify mass lesions such as polyps, nodules, or cancer.
Academic text (2012) -
A 45-year-old man presented for evaluation of dysphonia.
Academic text (2009) -
The occurrence of dysphonia is very common in professions where the voice is used as a working tool.
Academic text (2018) -
An 82-year-old man was referred to our Department of Otorhinolaryngology for evaluation of a recurrent dysphonia.
Academic text (2009) -
A 68-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department with dysphonia and stridor that rapidly progressed to respiratory distress and necessitated the insertion of a nasotracheal tube.
Academic text (2006) -
A singer suffering from dysphonia may find it hard to hit the right notes during a performance.
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After several throat infections, he experienced persistent dysphonia that made speaking uncomfortable.
Synonyms
1
4.3
A condition that makes it hard to say sounds correctly or use the voice well
1
4.8
Difficulty speaking clearly that makes others hard to understand
A problem that makes someone speak unclearly or have trouble saying words
How Severe
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
4.3
- Specialized
1
9.6
1
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
dysphonia = phon (semi-transparent) = dys + phon + ia
The prefix 'dys-' indicates difficulty or impairment, and 'phon' relates to sound, but the medical context of 'dysphonia' may not be immediately clear to all learners.
Etymology
Dysphonia comes from Greek parts dys- meaning 'bad' or 'difficult' and phon- meaning 'sound' or 'voice', the same phon- you see in telephone and microphone. So dysphonia literally means a 'difficult voice', which is why it describes trouble speaking or making sounds.