hyperadduction en · NOUN
Etymology
From hyper- + adduction.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Excessive adduction.
It is possible to block the recurrent laryngeal nerve with local anesthetic which is used as a treatment option in patients with adductor spasmodic dysphonia, which is a neurogenic condition characterized by continuous hyperadduction of vocal cords.
2015 June 17, M. Rafiq et al., “A Case of Transient Local Anesthetic Induced Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy”, in Case Reports in Surgery, volume 2015, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyperadductions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |