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pneumatic larynx

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006769

A device that is used to help a person talk after a laryngectomy. It uses air to produce a humming sound, which is converted to speech by movement of the lips, tongue, or glottis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006769
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006769",
  "term": "pneumatic larynx",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A device that is used to help a person talk after a laryngectomy. It uses air to produce a humming sound, which is converted to speech by movement of the lips, tongue, or glottis.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pneumatic-larynx/"
}

Record 13,383 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.