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VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY
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Descriptor
English
:
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Insuficiencia Velofaríngea
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Insuficiência Velofaríngea
Synonyms
English
:
Palatopharyngeal Incompetence
Tree Number:
C07.465.525.955
C07.550.966
C07.650.525.955
C09.775.955
C16.131.850.525.955
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Speech Disorders
History Note
English
:
78
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
24363
Unique Identifier:
D014681
Occurrence in VHL
:
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