Aphonia — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɪlɚɹinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/afˈəʊniəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/afˈəʊniəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɪlɚɹinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

voicelessness

Word Forms

aphonic	adjective	being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
voiceless	adjective	being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aphonie

eine Störung der Stimmorgane, die zum Verlust der Stimme führt

🇫🇷French

aphonie

un trouble des organes vocaux entraînant la perte de la voix

🇪🇸Spanish

afonía

Un trastorno de los órganos vocales que resulta en la pérdida de la voz.

🇮🇹Italian

afonia

un disturbo degli organi vocali che provoca la perdita della voce

🇳🇱Dutch

afonie

een aandoening van de stemorganen die leidt tot stemverlies

🇵🇹Portuguese

afonia

um distúrbio dos órgãos vocais que resulta na perda da voz

🇷🇺Russian

афония

заболевание голосовых органов, приводящее к потере голоса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वाग्विहीनता

स्वर अंगों का एक विकार जिसके परिणामस्वरूप आवाज की हानि होती है

🇮🇳Tamil

அபோனியா

குரல் உறுப்புகளின் சீர்குலைவு, இதன் விளைவாக குரல் இழப்பு ஏற்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అఫోనియా

స్వర అవయవాలకు సంబంధించిన రుగ్మత, దీని ఫలితంగా వాయిస్ కోల్పోవడం జరుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

એફોનિયા

અવાજના અવયવોની અવ્યવસ્થા જે અવાજના નુકશાનમાં પરિણમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಫೊನಿಯಾ

ಧ್ವನಿಯ ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವ ಗಾಯನ ಅಂಗಗಳ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഫോണിയ

ശബ്ദം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നതിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന വോക്കൽ അവയവങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു തകരാറ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失音

导致失声的发声器官疾病

🇯🇵Japanese

失声症

声を失うことになる発声器官の障害

🇰🇷Korean

무성증

목소리의 상실을 초래하는 발성 기관의 장애

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chứng mất tiếng

một rối loạn của cơ quan phát âm dẫn đến mất giọng nói

🇹🇭Thai

อะโฟเนีย

ความผิดปกติของอวัยวะเสียงซึ่งส่งผลให้สูญเสียเสียง

🇲🇾Malay

afonia

gangguan pada organ vokal yang mengakibatkan kehilangan suara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فقدان الصوت

اضطراب في الأعضاء الصوتية يؤدي إلى فقدان الصوت

🇮🇷Persian

آفونیا

اختلال در اندام های صوتی که منجر به از دست دادن صدا می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

afoni

ses kaybıyla sonuçlanan ses organlarında bir bozukluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

אפוניה

הפרעה באיברי הקול שגורמת לאובדן הקול

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