Dysphonia vs. Aphonia — What's the Difference?

Difficulty in speaking, usually evidenced by hoarseness.

Aphonia is defined as the inability to produce voiced sound. Damage to the nerve may be the result of surgery (e.g., thyroidectomy) or a tumor.Aphonia means "no sound".

(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.

Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or various psychological causes, such as hysteria.

A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.

(medicine) Loss of voice; the inability to speak.

Speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation

Loss of voice or vocal utterance.

A disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice