Palatopharyngeal Incompetences
《英文msh詞典》Palatopharyngeal Incompetences
[入口詞] Palatopharyngeal Incompetences
[主題詞] Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
[英文釋義] Failure of the soft palate to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall. It may be caused by cleft palate surgery,palatal or pharyngeal abnormalities or injury,or neuromuscular dysfunction of the velopharyngeal sphincter. It causes hypernasality of speech.