The collective term for the structures at the back of the MOUTH that provide passage to the structures and organs of the trunk. The throat includes the pharynx, which carries food to the ESOPHAGUS and air to the TRACHEA, and the larynx, or .. Read More
Health and Wellness | 07.12.10 | No Comments
An air-filled bulge (herniation) that develops within the tissues of the larynx (voice box), often among the folds of the VOCAL CORDS. Laryngocele may be present at birth as a CONGENITAL ANOMALY or develop later in life, often as a conseque.. Read More
Health and Wellness | 03.4.10 | No Comments
Irritation or INFLAMMATION of the larynx (voice box) that results in hoarseness or loss of voice. Most laryngitis is viral, though may accompany or follow a bacterial INFECTION such as STREP THROAT. Laryngitis is also common in people who s.. Read More
Health and Wellness | 03.1.10 | No Comments
A learned method to restore verbal communication for people who have undergone LARYNGECTOMY (surgical removal of the larynx, or voice box). When the THROAT is intact, air coming out of the LUNGS passes through the VOCAL CORDS and other stru.. Read More
Health and Wellness | 02.7.10 | No Comments
