Dysphonia, spasmodic
Dysphonia, spasmodic: A disorder that involves the muscles of the throat that control speech. Spasmodic dysphonia causes strained and difficult speaking or breathy and effortful speech. Also known as spastic dysphonia and laryngeal dystonia.
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Dysplasia, arteriohepatic: Also known as Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period, liver disease with cholestasis, peripheral pulmonic stenosis and unusual face. Children with Alagille syndrome usually present with jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes) in the newborn period. Cholestasis (stagnant flow of bile […]
- Dysplasia, bronchopulmonary
Dysplasia, bronchopulmonary: Chronic lung disease in infants who have received mechanical respiratory support with high oxygenation in the neonatal period.