Medical Definition of Velopharyngeal insufficiency

1. Failure of the soft palate to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall. It may be caused by cleft palate surgery, palatal or pharyngeal abnormalities or injury, or neuromuscular dysfunction of the velopharyngeal sphincter. It causes hypernasality of speech. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

velociraptor
velociraptors
velocities
velocity
velocity coefficient
velocity constants
velocity space
velocity space instability
velodrome
velodromes
velogenic
velometer
velonoskiascopy
velopharyngeal
velopharyngeal closure
velopharyngeal insufficiency (current term)
velopharyngeal seal
velopharyngeal sphincter
velophile
velophiles
velosynthesis
velour
velours
veloute
veloutes
velskoen
velskoens
veltfare
veltfares
veltuzumab

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