noun, feminine/afoˈnia/plural: afonías
aphonia (loss of voice)
“El legendario apetito sexual de Kennedy quedó documentado en pequeñas notas que enviaba a sus colaboradores en 1960, en una época en que una afonía lo obligó a comunicarse por escrito con sus principales colaboradores.” — Kennedy's legendary sexual appetite was documented in small notes that he sent to his associates in 1960, at a time when a aphonia forced him to communicate in writing with his main collaborators.
Related: afónico
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía, “speechlessness”).