In the late 1990s, Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer suffering hoarseness.
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The initial clue to cancer of the vocal cords is often persistent hoarseness.
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The disease brings hoarseness, and necessitates amputations of the fingers and toes.
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Who would have thought that something to do with your stomach would cause hoarseness?
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He was suffering from headaches, hoarseness and had difficulty swallowing.
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If it doesn't respond the way it normally does, it results in hoarseness.
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Both Clinton and Obama have nursed colds and hoarseness in recent weeks.
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It causes hoarseness, loss of voice and sore throat and is usually the result of infection.
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I was surprised that his words were spoken without hoarseness in his voice or tears his eyes.
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Gruffness: a throaty harshness
Dysphonia is the medical term for disorders of the voice: an impairment in the ability to produce voice sounds using the vocal organs (it is distinct from dysarthria which means disorders of speech, that is, an impairment in the ability to produce spoken words). ...
The quality of being hoarse; of having a dry harsh voice
Abnormally rough or harsh-sounding voice caused by vocal abuse and other disorders.