aphonia

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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)

If aphonia and difficulty of both inspiration and expiration be present at the same time, there is certainly membranous occlusion.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 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)

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

Were we to follow up this history we could unearth the full life history of this patient, including the genesis of his early attack of aphonia.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various