laryngoscopy

vocal cords

Sound-producing throat membranes

• epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
• glottisVocal cord opening
• tracheaRespiratory airway tube

airway · ventricle · hypopharynx

hoarseness

Rough, scratchy voice quality

• dysphoniaImpaired voice production
• stridorTurbulent airway noise
• dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty

chronic cough · voice change · breathing difficulty · aspiration · aphonia · vocal fatigue · throat pain · airway obstruction · reflux

visualization

Forming mental or graphical images

• anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
• biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
• instrumentationDesign of measuring devices

sterile · flexible · rigid · indirect · direct · fiberoptic · video · mirror · insertion · sedation

phonation

Vocal fold vibration

• vibrationRapid oscillating movement
• pitchFrequency of sound
• adductionMotion toward body's center

abduction · speech therapy · vocal strain · resonance

lesion

Area of pathological change

• polypsFixed aquatic invertebrates
• noduleRounded small lump
• tumorAbnormal tissue mass

inflammation · edema · stenosis · carcinoma · papilloma · granuloma · dysplasia · cyst · paralysis · paresis

• medical testsblood test, blood tests, CT scan, X-ray, urine tests
• throatthroat, esophagus, tonsils, epiglottis, uvula
• ENTear, otology, otolaryngologist, ears, laryngology
• proceduresprocedure, surgery, procedures, process, autopsy
• airway managementairway, intubation, extubation, tracheostomy, tracheotomy
• endoscopyendoscopy, colonoscopy, gastroscopy, bronchoscopy, laparoscopy