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Dysphonia vs Dysarthria - What's the difference?

dysphonia | dysarthria |

As nouns the difference between dysphonia and dysarthria

is that dysphonia is a difficulty in producing vocal sounds while dysarthria is difficulty in articulating words due to disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech. One of first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis brought about by an auto-immune response to acetylcholine receptors.

dysphonia

English

Alternative forms

* dysphony (dated)

Noun

  • (medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.

    • dysarthria

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dysarthria)
  • Difficulty in articulating words due to disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech. One of first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis brought about by an auto-immune response to acetylcholine receptors.