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Descriptor English: Voice Disorders
Descriptor Spanish: Trastornos de la Voz
Descriptor trastornos de la voz
Scope note: Procesos patológicos que afectan a la producción de la voz, generalmente implicando a las CUERDAS VOCALES y a la MUCOSA LARÍNGEA. Pueden deberse a factores orgánicos (anatómicos) o funcionales (emocionales o psicológicos) ocasionando DISFONÍA, AFONÍA y deficiencias en el volumen, tono y CALIDAD DE LA VOZ.
Descriptor Portuguese: Distúrbios da Voz
Descriptor French: Troubles de la voix
Entry term(s): Disturbance, Voice
Disturbances, Voice
Fatigue, Voice
Fatigues, Voice
Neurologic Voice Disorder
Neurologic Voice Disorders
Voice Disorder
Voice Disorder, Neurologic
Voice Disorders, Neurologic
Voice Disturbance
Voice Disturbances
Voice Fatigue
Voice Fatigues
Tree number(s): C08.360.940
C09.400.940
C10.597.975
C23.888.592.979
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014832
Scope note: Pathological processes that affect voice production, usually involving VOCAL CORDS and the LARYNGEAL MUCOSA. Voice disorders can be caused by organic (anatomical), or functional (emotional or psychological) factors leading to DYSPHONIA; APHONIA; and defects in VOICE QUALITY, loudness, and pitch.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Voice (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 1979
History Note: 1979
Entry Version: VOICE DIS
DeCS ID: 27926
Unique ID: D014832
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Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/22
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Voice Disorders - Preferred
Concept UI M0022831
Scope note Pathological processes that affect voice production, usually involving VOCAL CORDS and the LARYNGEAL MUCOSA. Voice disorders can be caused by organic (anatomical), or functional (emotional or psychological) factors leading to DYSPHONIA; APHONIA; and defects in VOICE QUALITY, loudness, and pitch.
Preferred term Voice Disorders
Entry term(s) Voice Disorder
Voice Disturbance - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0337379
Preferred term Voice Disturbance
Entry term(s) Disturbance, Voice
Disturbances, Voice
Voice Disturbances
Voice Fatigue - Narrower
Concept UI M0337380
Preferred term Voice Fatigue
Entry term(s) Fatigue, Voice
Fatigues, Voice
Voice Fatigues
Voice Disorder, Neurologic - Narrower
Concept UI M0337378
Preferred term Voice Disorder, Neurologic
Entry term(s) Neurologic Voice Disorder
Neurologic Voice Disorders
Voice Disorders, Neurologic



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