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Larynx, Artificial

"Larynx, Artificial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

A device, activated electronically or by expired pulmonary air, which simulates laryngeal activity and enables a laryngectomized person to speak. Examples of the pneumatic mechanical device are the Tokyo and Van Hunen artificial larynges. Electronic devices include the Western Electric electrolarynx, Tait oral vibrator, Cooper-Rand electrolarynx and the Ticchioni pipe.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Larynx, Artificial" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Larynx, Artificial" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 34 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2009
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