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29 Cards in this Set
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edema
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the vocal folds become swollen
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aphonia
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loss of voice
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harsh
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is associated with excessive muscle tension
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breathy
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is produced with a partial whisper
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whisper
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the vocal folds are not drawn into phonation and the only sound produced is fricative noise
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hoarse
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a voice that is both harsh and breathy; irregular vocal fold vibrations
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atrophy
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a reduction in tissue
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hyperfunction
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increased muscle activity
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hypofunction
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reduced muscle activity
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diplophonia
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two vocal folds may vibrate at different rates causing a double voice
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dysphonia
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disturbed muscle tone; disturbed phonation
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metastasize
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to spread or invade by metastasis, usually form cancer
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dsypnea
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the folds assume a position such that the space between the two folds (glottis) is compromised and may result in difficulty breathing
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Paramedian
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Half open-position of the folds makes it fairly easy for the exhaled airstream to draw the folds into vibration
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abduction
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the vocal folds causes the patient's speech to be interrupted by periods of aphonia
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extrinsic laryngeal muscles
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muscles originating or acting from outside of the part where they are located
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Videoendscopy
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enables the clinician to visualize the vocal folds and surrounding area using a camera and light source
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Stroboscopy
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is a slow motion technique that allows clinicians to examine closely the movement characteristics of the vocal folds
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Visipitch
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an instrument used by speech-language pathologists that displays pitch, amplitude, and spectral characteristics of speech production
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laryngectomy
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surgical removal of the larynx
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stoma
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an opening on the front of the neck
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esophageal speech
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air is actively injected down the esophagus past an area variously
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neoglottis
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vibratory segment or area that functions for vocal phonation in the absence of the glottis following surgical removal of the larynx
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Pseudoglottis
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vibratory segment or area the functions for vocal phonation in the absense of the glottis; neoglottis
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pharyngeal-esophageal (PE) segment
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Pharyngoesophageal junction; another name for the neoglottis
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unilateral
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cleft palate that may extend through the lip on one side
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bilateral
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cleft palate that may extend through the lip on both sides
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bifid
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divided into two parts
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uvula
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small cone-shaped process hanging from the lower border of the soft palate at midline
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