rhinolalia clausa


rhinolalia

 [ri″no-la´le-ah] a nasal quality of speech from some disease or defect of the nasal passages; called also rhinophonia.rhinolalia aper´ta hypernasality.rhinolalia clau´sa hyponasality.

rhi·no·la·li·a clau's·a

abnormal speech attributable to nasal or nasopharyngeal obstruction.

rhinolalia clausa

Rhinolalia caused by closure of the nasal passages. See also: rhinolalia