Vocal cord paresis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|478.30 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ent eMedicineTopic = 347 MeshID = D014826Vocal cord paresis (or paralysis) is weakness of one or both vocal folds that… … Wikipedia
Paralysis, vocal cord — Inability of one or both vocal folds (vocal cords) to move. The paralysis is usually due to damage to the nerves going to the vocal cords or due to damage to the brain itself. In more technical terms, vocal cord paralysis may result from lesions… … Medical dictionary
speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders — This is a glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders such as blindness and deafness. NOTOC A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Acoustic neuroma tumor, usually benign, which may develop on the hearing and… … Wikipedia
Gary Catona — Infobox Person name = Gary Catona image size = caption = birth name = Gary Anthony Catona birth date = birth date and age|1952|9|25 birth place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. occupation = Voice coach Author website =… … Wikipedia
Recurrent laryngeal nerve — Nerve: Recurrent laryngeal nerve POSTERIOR VIEW: The tracheobronchial lymph glands (I. and E. Recurrent nerves visible at top.) … Wikipedia
Syringomyelia — Classification and external resources An idiopathic syrinx. See the thin light grey shape inside the spinal cord, placed at centre in the bottom half of the above image. ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
Spasmodic dysphonia — (or laryngeal dystonia) is a voice disorder characterized by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx (vocal folds or voice box) during speech.[1] Contents 1 Types of spasmodic dysphonia 1.1 Adductor spasmodic dysphonia … Wikipedia
cordopexy — 1. Operative fixation of any displaced anatomic cord. 2. Lateral fixation of one or both vocal cords to correct glottic stenosis. [G. chorde, cord, + pexis, fixation] * * * cor·do·pexy (korґdo pek″se) [cordo + pexy] the operation o … Medical dictionary
