velopharyngeal adequacy

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adequacy /ad·e·qua·cy/ (ad´ĕ-kwah-se) the state of being sufficient for a specific purpose.

velopharyngeal adequacy sufficient functional closure of the velum against the postpharyngeal wall so that air and hence sound cannot enter the nasopharyngeal and nasal cavities.

velopharyngeal adequacy (vē´lōf

rin´jē

l),

n See closure, velopharyngeal.

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