mutism
noun/ˈmjuːtɪzəm/
/ˈmjuːtɪzəm/
[uncountable] (medical)- a medical condition in which a person is unable to speak or chooses not to speakWord Originearly 19th cent.: from French mutisme, from Latin mutus ‘mute’.
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