What does dysphonia mean?
Dysphonia means (medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds..
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/dɪsˈfəʊ.ni.ə/ · noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds..
In patients with spasmodic dysphonia, the current treatment that is most commonly offered is by selective injection of botulinum toxin (BOTOX) into the most affected muscles.
Spasmodic dysphonia affects up to 50,000 people in North America, and is a subset of dystonia, a muscle contraction disorder that can affect many parts of the body.
Use dysphonia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dysphonia means (medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds..
Common synonyms include hoarseness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In patients with spasmodic dysphonia, the current treatment that is most commonly offered is by selective injection of botulinum toxin (BOTOX) into the most affected muscles.
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