pharyngeal flap

pha·ryn·ge·al flap

a flap of mucosa and muscle raised from the posterior wall of the pharynx and attached to the soft palate, used to obturate the velopharyngeal passage and thereby correct nasal air escape during speech; for patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency, usually after repair of cleft palate.

pha·ryn·ge·al flap

(făr-in'jē-ăl flap) Flap of tissue placed to reduce the size of the opening between the oral and nasal cavities, to mitigate insufficient velar closure.
See also: hypernasality, cleft palate

pha·ryn·ge·al flap

(făr-in'jē-ăl flap) Flap of mucosa and muscle raised from posterior wall of pharynx and attached to soft palate, used to obturate velopharyngeal passage and thereby correct nasal air escape during speech.

单词	pharyngeal flap
释义	pharyngeal flap pha·ryn·ge·al flap a flap of mucosa and muscle raised from the posterior wall of the pharynx and attached to the soft palate, used to obturate the velopharyngeal passage and thereby correct nasal air escape during speech; for patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency, usually after repair of cleft palate. pha·ryn·ge·al flap (făr-in'jē-ăl flap) Flap of tissue placed to reduce the size of the opening between the oral and nasal cavities, to mitigate insufficient velar closure. See also: hypernasality, cleft palate pha·ryn·ge·al flap (făr-in'jē-ăl flap) Flap of mucosa and muscle raised from posterior wall of pharynx and attached to soft palate, used to obturate velopharyngeal passage and thereby correct nasal air escape during speech.
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