puberphonia

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noun

A functional voice disorder that is characterized by the habitual use of a high-pitched voice after puberty.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounpuberphonia (countable and uncountable, plural puberphonias)

plural puberphonias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA functional voice disorder that is characterized by the habitual use of a high-pitched voice after puberty.

Origin

From Latin puber (“pubescent”) + -phonia.

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puberphonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puberphonia

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Chicago

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