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+ | '''Mute''' is the inability to speak due to dysfunction of the larynx or a result of a psychological condition that causes a person to become selectively mute due to trauma or shock. ({{TOS|The Empath}}; {{TNG|Loud As A Whisper}}; ''et al''). |
The two [[Bajoran]] [[farmer]]s [[Baltrim]] and [[Keena]] were rendered mute during the [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor]]. ({{DS9|Progress}}) |
The two [[Bajoran]] [[farmer]]s [[Baltrim]] and [[Keena]] were rendered mute during the [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor]]. ({{DS9|Progress}}) |
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* [[Deafness]] |
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Revision as of 01:28, 13 September 2012
Mute is the inability to speak due to dysfunction of the larynx or a result of a psychological condition that causes a person to become selectively mute due to trauma or shock. (TOS: "The Empath"; TNG: "Loud As A Whisper"; et al).
The two Bajoran farmers Baltrim and Keena were rendered mute during the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor. (DS9: "Progress")