"Aphonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Complete loss of phonation due to organic disease of the larynx or to nonorganic (i.e., psychogenic) causes.
| Descriptor ID |
D001044
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.360.940.160 C09.400.940.160 C10.597.975.100 C23.888.592.979.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Aphonia- Aphonia
- Absence of Voice
- Voice Absence
- Voice Absences
Functional Aphonia- Functional Aphonia
- Aphonia, Functional
- Aphonias, Functional
- Functional Aphonias
- Nonorganic Aphonia
- Aphonia, Nonorganic
- Aphonias, Nonorganic
- Nonorganic Aphonias
Spastic Aphonia- Spastic Aphonia
- Aphonia, Spastic
- Aphonias, Spastic
- Spastic Aphonias
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aphonia" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of Speak for Myself with Patients Who Are Voiceless. Rehabil Nurs. 2015 Jul-Aug; 40(4):235-42.