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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
Larynx — For the remotely piloted vehicle, see Larynx (unmanned aircraft). Larynx Anatomy of the larynx, anterolateral view … Wikipedia
Phonation — has slightly different meanings depending on the subfield of phonetics. Among some phoneticians, phonation is the process by which the vocal folds produce certain sounds through quasi periodic vibration. This is the definition used among those… … Wikipedia
Swallowing — Swallowed redirects here. For the song by Bush, see Swallowed (song). For the song by Blind Melon, see Nico (album). Gulp redirects here. For other uses, see Gulp (disambiguation). Baby swallowing Swallowing, known scientifically as deglutition,… … Wikipedia
ar|y|te|noi|dal — «AR uh tuh NOY duhl, uh RIHT uh », adjective. 1. shaped like the arytenoids. 2. belonging to the arytenoids … Useful english dictionary
Human voice — Voice redirects here. For other uses, see Voice (disambiguation). The spectrogram of the human voice reveals its rich harmonic content. The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing … Wikipedia
Whistle register — The whistle register (also called the flageolet register or whistle tone) is the highest register of the human voice lying above the modal register and falsetto register. This register has a specific physiological production that is different… … Wikipedia
Laryngeal cancer — may also be called cancer of the larynx or laryngeal carcinoma. Most laryngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, reflecting their origin from the squamous cells which form the majority of the laryngeal epithelium. Cancer can develop in any… … Wikipedia
Epiglottitis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 4360 ICD10 = ICD10|J|05|1|j|00 ICD9 = ICD9|464.3, ICD9|476.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 169 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|emerg|375 eMedicine2|ped|700… … Wikipedia
Arytenoid cartilage — The cartilages of the larynx. Posterior view. Latin cartilagines arytenoidea Gray s … Wikipedia
