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MeSH Heading: Aphonia
Tree Number(s): C08.360.940.160; C09.400.940.160; C10.597.975.100; C23.888.592.979.100
Unique ID: D001044
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001044
Scope Note: Complete loss of phonation due to organic disease of the larynx or to nonorganic (i.e., psychogenic) causes.
Entry Term(s): Absence of Voice; Aphonia Paralytica; Functional Aphonia; Nonorganic Aphonia; Spastic Aphonia
Previous Indexing: Voice (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 1972; see VOICE 1963-1971
History Note: 1972(1963)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/23

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psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

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Aphonia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025