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Meaning of dysphonia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
dɪsˈfəʊ.ni.ə

Definitions

A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Polski chrapka chrypa chrypka

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dysphonic dysphony dysphoria dysphoriant dysphoric dysphoric milk ejection reflex

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