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(eh-SOF-a-JEE-al): Speech produced by trapping air in the esophagus and forcing it out again. It is used by persons who have had their voice box (larynx) removed.
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| esophageal speech |
a special type of speech used by some people after surgery for cancer of the voice box (larynx). Air is swallowed and a "belching" type of speech can be produced. New devices, improved surgery, and the use of chemotherapy and radiation therapy instead of surgery, have reduced the need for learning esophageal speech.
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