laryngeal web

laryngeal web
a common congenital malformation of the larynx that may be thin and translucent or thicker and more fibrotic; it is spread between the vocal folds near the anterior commissure and may cause hoarseness, aphonia, and other symptoms. See also laryngeal atresia, under atresia.

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