Which of the following speech defects is the inability to speak because of loss of the voice, commonly seen with laryngitis or overuse of the voice?
A) Aphonia
B) Sensory aphasia
C) Dysphasia
D) Motor aphasia

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Aphonia, the inability to speak because of loss of the voice, which is commonly seen with severe laryngitis or overuse of the voice; aphasia, the loss of expression by speech or writing because of an injury or disease of the brain; and dysphasia, lack of coordination and failure to arrange words in proper order, usually caused by a brain lesion. With motor aphasia, the patient knows what he or she wants to say but cannot use muscles properly to speak; for example, this may be seen as slurred or incoherent speech that might occur after a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). In sensory aphasia, the patient pronounces words easily but uses them inaccurately, as in jumbled speech.

Which of the Following Speech Defects Is the Inability to Speak