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MUSCLE TENSION DYSPHONIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Larynx
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- supraglottic contraction
1, record 1, English, supraglottic%20contraction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term used to describe the finding commonly observed in muscle tension dysphonia and vocal cord paralysis in which the supraglottic structures appear to come together, often obscuring the vocal cords. 1, record 1, English, - supraglottic%20contraction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Larynx
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contraction de l'étage supraglottique
1, record 1, French, contraction%20de%20l%27%C3%A9tage%20supraglottique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étage supraglottique - [...] tronc de cône dont la partie antérieure est évasée et dont le grand axe est orienté en bas, en avant. Il place l'axe aérien en dérivation sur l'axe digestif et réunit la région pharyngolaryngée au plan glottique. Cet étage, composé de structures cartilagineuses, musculaires et fibreuses, comprend : - la margelle laryngée ou épilarynx [...]; - le vestibule laryngé [...] 2, record 1, French, - contraction%20de%20l%27%C3%A9tage%20supraglottique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Laringe
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contracción supraglótica
1, record 1, Spanish, contracci%C3%B3n%20supragl%C3%B3tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-10-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Larynx
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- muscle tension dysphonia 1, record 2, English, muscle%20tension%20dysphonia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A voice disorder characterized by abnormal or excessive laryngeal muscle tension. 1, record 2, English, - muscle%20tension%20dysphonia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Larynx
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dysphonie liée à une tension musculaire
1, record 2, French, dysphonie%20li%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20une%20tension%20musculaire
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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