Velopharyngeal Insufficiency [velofaryngální nedostatečnost]
topical
23
- Terms
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velofaryngální insuficience
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Inadequate Velopharyngeal Closure
Palatopharyngeal Incompetence
Velopharyngeal Incompetence
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D014681
Definition
Failure of the SOFT PALATE to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall to close the opening between the oral and nasal cavities. Incomplete velopharyngeal closure is primarily related to surgeries (ADENOIDECTOMY; CLEFT PALATE) or an incompetent PALATOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER. It is characterized by hypernasal speech.
- DUI
- D014681 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0022583
- Previous indexing
- Cleft Palate (1966-1977); Palate (1966-1977); Pharynx (1966-1977)
- History note
- 78
- Public note
- 78
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification 1
- CO
- complications
- CN
- congenital 1
- DI
- diagnosis 5
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 3
- GE
- genetics 1
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 2
- PP
- physiopathology 2
- PC
- prevention & control 1
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation 1
- SU
- surgery 6
- TH
- therapy 3
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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