dysphonia

Impairment of the voice, manifested by hoarseness, breathiness or other defects of phonation due to organic, functional or psychogenic causes.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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