hypernasality

hypernasality

 [hi″per-na-zal´ĭ-te] a quality of voice in which the emission of air through the nose is excessive due to insufficiency" >velopharyngeal insufficiency, so that the voice is high-pitched and speech intelligibility deteriorates. Called also rhinolalia aperta.

hy·per·na·sal·i·ty

(hī'pĕr-nā-zal'i-tē) Speech produced with excessive resonance in the nasal cavity, often due to dysfunction of the soft palate.
Synonym(s): hyperrhinophonia.

hy·per·na·sal·i·ty

(hī'pĕr-nā-zal'i-tē) Speech produced with excessive resonance in the nasal cavity, often due to dysfunction of the soft palate.
Synonym(s): hyperrhinophonia.