A medical condition where a person's voice becomes heavy, deep, or hoarse, often due to illness or strain on the vocal cords.
From Greek 'barys' (heavy) + 'phone' (voice/sound). Medical terminology combining these roots to describe abnormal voice quality. Used primarily in medical literature.
When your voice gets deep and rough during a cold, that's actually baryphonia at work—your inflamed vocal cords are literally getting heavier and vibrating differently, which is why you sound like a frog!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.