Ortner syndrome
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Ortner syndrome
(ort′nĕr) [Norbert Ortner, Austrian physician, 1865–1935]
Vocal paralysis caused by pressure from an enlarged heart on the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
Ortner,
Norbert, Austrian physician, 1865-1935.Ortner syndrome - laryngeal paralysis that is associated with heart disease.