aphonia
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At first this seemed unaccountable, but later it was found that the old woman for whom the patient had been caring had a "stroke" with loss of the power to speak, though no aphonia.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
Hence, the hesitation in speech arises and as the repressed thoughts gradually are forced into the unconscious, there finally develops the defective speech automatism, either stammering or a spastic aphonia.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
If the recurrent laryngeal nerves are involved, unilateral or bilateral paralysis of the larynx may complicate the symptoms by cough, dyspnea, aphonia, and possibly septic pneumonia.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
That is to say, she was unable to move the right arm, the right leg, the right side of the face, and she lost the power of speech entirely; there was complete aphonia.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
Ball records a curious case of what he calls hysteric aphonia.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
