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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Insuficiencia Velofaríngea
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Insuficiência Velofaríngea
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Synonyms English:
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Inadequate Velopharyngeal Closure
Velopharyngeal Incompetence
Incompetence, Palatopharyngeal
Incompetence, Velopharyngeal
Insufficiency, Velopharyngeal
Velopharyngeal Closures, Inadequate
Palatopharyngeal Incompetence
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Tree Number:
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C07.465.525.955
C07.550.966
C07.650.525.955
C09.775.955
C16.131.850.525.955
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Definition English:
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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. |
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See Related English:
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Speech Disorders
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History Note English:
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78
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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24363
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Unique Identifier:
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D014681
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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