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- Laryngectomy, total A surgical procedure in which the whole voice box is removed, and the stoma opening into the larynx is…
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- Isoleucine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, isoleucine is needed…
- Esophageal speech Speech produced with air trapped in the esophagus and forced out again. People with a laryngectomy (for…
- White matter The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the…
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