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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 21  
Branchial Cleft Anomalies 
Calabro Syndrome 
cleft lip +   
cleft palate +   
cleft palate-lateral synechia syndrome 
Congenital Contractures, Torticollis, and Malignant Hyperthermia 
Deglutition Disorders +   
gingival fibromatosis +   
Jagell Holmgren Hofer Syndrome 
Lemierre's syndrome 
Macrostomia +   
Microstomia +   
nasopharyngeal disease +   
orofacial cleft +   
Pharyngeal Neoplasms +   
pharyngitis +   
Taurodontism, Microdontia, and Dens Invaginatus  
temtamy preaxial brachydactyly syndrome  
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency 
Failure of the SOFT PALATE to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall to close the opening between the oral and nasal cavities. Incomplete velopharyngeal closure is primarily related to surgeries (ADENOIDECTOMY; CLEFT PALATE) or an incompetent PALATOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER. It is characterized by hypernasal speech.
Verloove-Vanhorick Brubakk Syndrome 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Inadequate Velopharyngeal Closure ;   Palatopharyngeal Incompetence ;   Velopharyngeal Closures, Inadequate ;   Velopharyngeal Incompetence
Primary IDs: MESH:D014681
Alternate IDs: OMIM:167500
Definition Sources: MESH:D014681

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