Voice Quality

That component of SPEECH which gives the primary distinction to a given speaker's VOICE when pitch and loudness are excluded. It involves both phonatory and resonatory characteristics. Some of the descriptions of voice quality are harshness, breathiness and nasality.

Year introduced: 1991(1979)

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Tree Number(s): G09.772.925.960

MeSH Unique ID: D014833

Entry Terms:

• Qualities, Voice
• Quality, Voice
• Voice Qualities

Previous Indexing:

• Voice (1966-1978)

See Also:

• Hoarseness
• Phonation

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Voice
Voice Quality