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Stomatognathic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Mouth Abnormalities > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Stomatognathic Diseases > Stomatognathic System Abnormalities > Mouth Abnormalities > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Stomatognathic System Abnormalities > Mouth Abnormalities > Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

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Velopharyngeal Insufficiency  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Inadequate Velopharyngeal Closure
  • Incompetence, Palatopharyngeal
  • Incompetence, Velopharyngeal
  • Palatopharyngeal Incompetence
  • Velopharyngeal Closures, Inadequate
  • Velopharyngeal Incompetence

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014681

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