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Interjectional speech
Speech into which gestures, ejaculatory sounds, and other nonverbal mannerisms are introduced.
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Esophageal speech
In people who have had laryngectomies, the modulation by the pharynx, mouth, and tongue of air expelled from the esophagus to produce speech.
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Dyspraxia of speech
In people with normal muscle tone and speech muscle coordination, partial loss of the ability to pronounce words consistently, resulting from injury to the central nervous system or stroke.
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Ataxic speech
Defective speech due to muscular incoordination, usually the result of cerebellar disorder.
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Pedersen spectrum
A small vaginal speculum for examining prepubertal patients or others with small vaginal orifices.
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Eye spectrum
A device for separating the eyelids. Plated steel wire, plain, Luer’s, Von Graefe’s, and Steven’s are the most common types.
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Ear spectrum
A short, funnel-shaped tube, tubular or bivalve (the former being preferable), used to examine the external auditory canal and eardrum.
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Duck-bill spectrum
A bivalve speculum with wide blades.
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Bivalve spectrum
A speculum with two opposed blades that can be separated or closed.
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Spectrum emission
In spectroscopy and fluorometry, the range of wavelengths emitted by a substance.
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