"dysphonia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dysphonias [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “ill, hard”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dysphonia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphonias)
  1. (medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: hoarseness, dysphony [dated]
    Sense id: en-dysphonia-en-noun-wAyEcLYz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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