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Medical Definition of Tracheoesophageal speech
1. A form of alaryngeal speech obtained by a surgical technique which creates a shunt between trachea and oesophagus, allowing pulmonary air to generate upper oesophageal and pharyngeal mucosal vibrations as a substitute for vocal cord vibrations when the larynx is surgically removed. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tracheoesophageal Speech
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