Disorder of the voice caused by the inability to make voice sounds through the vocal cords, resulting in hoarseness or difficulty in speaking.
A voice disorder, an impairment in the ability to produce voice sounds using the vocal organs.
Disorder of speech caused by dysfunction of the vocal cords.
Hoarseness; difficulty in speaking caused by impairment of the vocal cords, or by laryngitis.
Dysphonia is a general term referring to any voice disorder of phonation. Dysphonia is a deviation in pitch, intensity, and quality resulting primarily from the action of the vocal folds. Included in this definition are characteristics of the voice that consistently interfere with communication, draw unfavorable attention, adversely affect the speaker or listener, or are inappropriate to the age, sex, or perhaps the culture or class of the individual. Dysphonia is inclusive of over 30 specific types and can be organic, psychogenic, or functional in nature.
Difficulty in speaking due to impairment of the voice.
Difficulty producing speech with regard to sound quality and pronunciation.
Difficulty in speaking due to a disorder of the larynx, vocal cords, tongue, or mouth. Compare dysarthria, aphasia.
Abnormal vocal sounds when speaking. It is caused by injury or disease of the larynx or of the nerves supplying the laryngeal muscles.
Disorders of voice quality (including poor pitch control, hoarseness, breathiness, and hypernasality) caused by spasticity, weakness, and incoordination of muscles in the mouth and throat.
Impaired production of vocal sounds in speech can occur due to various factors, such as disease or damage affecting the larynx (voicebox) or the nerve supply to the laryngeal muscles. This results in difficulties in producing clear and normal speech sounds.