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Part 2

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Final Common Pathway (FCP)   One of the four major divisions of the motor system responsible for mediation of all motor activity, including speech and voice  
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Finite Measurable   Having limits.  
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Frenum   Piece of tissue or skin that restricts the displacement of a structure.  
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Fundamental Frequency   Basic component of a complex sound wave; measured in Hertz (Hz).  
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Galvanometer   An instrument used to measure electrical currents.  
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)   A condition in which stomach contents flow out of the stomach and into the esophagus.  
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Generalization   Transfer of a learned behavior from one environment to another.  
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Genetics   The study of the similarities and differences among organisms. Also usedto refer to the science dealing with the makeup and development of genes.  
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Geriatric   Term used to refer to old age or senescence.  
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Gestational Age (GA)   Measured by calculating the term ofpregnancy from the last day of normal menstruation.  
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Gibberish Speech   that is characterized by unintelligible, disorganized sounds and words.  
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Glasgow Coma Scale   Test battery used to measure degree of unconsciousness. Eye opening, verbal ability, and motor ability are each assigned a score and then converted into a composite which is used to determine the seriousness of the condition  
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Glissando Term   used to refer to gliding up or down a scale.  
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Globus   A term used to describe the sensation of a lump. For example: Globus  
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Pharyngeus   refers to the sensation of a lump in the throat.  
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Glottal Fry   Term used to refer to a rattle of the vocal folds producing a dull tone.  
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Glottis   Term used to refer to the vocal folds and/or the larynx.  
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Habilitation   The act of developing a new functional skill.  
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Habit   Unconscious behavior.  
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Habituation   The act of carryover.  
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Hallucination   False imagery.  
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Hammer   Term used to refer to the malleus bone of the middle ear.  
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Handedness   Ones individual hand preference.  
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Hard Contact   Term used to refer to the use of a hypertensed articulatory posture while Speaking  
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speaking   (blank)  
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Hard Glottal Attack   A hypertensed approximation of the vocal folds at the onset of phonation.  
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Harmonic   A whole-number multiple of thefundamental frequency. These higher frequencies are also referred to as overtones.  
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Hearing Process   of involving the ear and the sense of hearing in order to perceive auditory stimuli.  
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Hearing Aid   An amplification device consisting of a microphone, amplifier, and receiver used to increase gain of auditory stimuli.  
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Hearing Impairment   Partial or complete loss of hearing.  
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Hearing Level (HL)   The dB level above 0 dB in which an individual is able to perceive auditory information.  
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Hearing Protection Device (HPD)   An instrument used to protect the hearing mechanism from noise (Ear plugs, Earmuffs).  
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Hematoma   A focal pooling of blood.  
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Hemorrhage   Term used to refer to bleeding or the escape of blood from blood vessels.  
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Hypokinesia   Term used to refer to reduced movement.  
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Hypothyroidism   An endocrine disturbance. The result of not enough secretion of thyroxin by the thyroid gland. May result in a voice disorder characterized by hoarseness and extremely low pitch.  
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Idea   Mental imagery.  
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Ideation   Formulation of ideas.  
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Identification   The act of recognizing features of a construct.  
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Ideographs   A symbol that is used to represent an idea. Ideographs are sometimes used in an AAC device to represent sounds, words, or sometimes phrases.  
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Idiopathic   Term used to refer to something of an unknown cause.  
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Illocution   The act of speaking.  
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Illusion   A false representation of a perceivedobject.  
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Image   Knowledge of Self.  
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Imagination   The act of mental imagery.  
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Imitation   Referring to the repetition of a stimulus.  
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Immature   Referring to either an organism or behavior that is not yet fully developed.  
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Immittance   The opposition of flow through a system.  
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Impedance   Resistance.  
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Impulse   Acting out without considering the consequences of such actions.  
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Intensity   Psychological correlate of loudness.  
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Jargon   Term used to refer to a speech impairment noted by uninterrupted speech that is unintelligible. Also used to label the verbal behavior ofchildren from about 9 months of age and lasting until about 18 months of age.  
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Jaw   Made up of a mandibular (lower) and maxillary (upper) bone.  
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Jitter   Short term cycle to cycle variation in frequency.  
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Joint   Place of junction.  
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Juvenile   Referring to youth.  
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Kilocycle   (KC) One thousand cycles per second.  
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Kinematic   Term used to refer to movement. For example: a kinematic analysis (analysisof movement).  
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Kinesics   The science of body language.  
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Kinesiology   Referring to the study of muscle movement  
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Kinetic   Referring to movement.  
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Kinetic Analysis   The analysis of how an individual produces sounds.  
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Labeling   Designating.  
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Labial   Of the lips.  
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Labial Cleft   Cleft of the lip.  
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Labialization   Rounding, pursing, or protrusion of the lips.  
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Labiodental   Sound A sound that is produced by placing the articulators between the lips andteeth.  
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Labyrinth   Referring to the cavities and interconnecting canals that make up the inner ear.  
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Lacrimal   Of and relating to tears, secretion of tears, and the structures involved.  
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Lag   Interval between the presentation of a stimulus and the desired response.  
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Lalling   Synonymous with babbling.  
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Language   Symbolic representation of ideas used to communicate feelings, thoughts, and emotions.  
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Language Acquisition Device (LAD)   Referring to the innate capacity for language.  
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Language Disorder   Impairment in the ability to understand or use language.  
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Language Processing   The act of perceiving, discriminating, storing and understanding language.  
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Language Sample   A diagnostic procedure that involves the collection of an individuals spoken utterances and non-verbal behavior for analysis of language structure and use.  
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Language Theories   A collection of hypotheses relating to the process of language development.  
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Laryngeal Web   Localized growth of scar tissue formation between the vocal folds.  
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Laryngitis   Generalized swelling/inflammation of the larynx.  
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Laryngology   Refers to the study of the larynx.  
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Lower Motor Neuron (LMN)   Refers to the final common pathway. This final common pathway is also referred to as the final link in the sequela of neuromuscular activity that leads to movement.  
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Macrocephaly   Enlarged skull.  
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Macroglossia   Enlarged tongue.  
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Macrognathia   Enlarged jaw.  
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)   An imaging procedure used to view the brain and spinal cord structure. MRI is a more precise imaging technique than CT Scan. With this technique, the patient is placed in a cylindrical compartment which contains a magnetic field that produces an electrom  
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Mainstreaming Education   of children with multiple handicaps, learning, emotional, and/or psychosocial disabilities in the least restrictive environment.  
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Maintenance   With regard to conditioning of a learned stimulus, providingintermittent reinforcement as not to lose the behavior learned.  
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Malignant   Referring to a tumor or growth that has the potential to spread and destroy neighboring tissue.  
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Malingerer   Referring to a person who falsifies illness in order to avoid work or receive compensation.  
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Malleus   The largest bone of the ossicular chain.  
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Malocclusion Deviation   from normal alignment.  
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Mandible   Lower jaw bone.  
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Manometer   An instrument used to measure air pressure.  
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Manual English   Sign English.  
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Masking   The introduction of noise as to interfere with the audibility of another sound.  
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Mastication   Preparing food to be swallowed.  
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Medialization Laryngoplasty   A procedure used to bring the vocal folds to midline for restoration of vocal function, especially following paralysis.  
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Modified Barium Swallow   Procedure in which videofluoroscopy is used to evaluate pharyngeal motility and function during the swallow.  
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Mononeuropathy   Nerve disease of a single nerve.  
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Motility   Speed and ROM.  
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Muscle Tension Dysphonia   A voice disorder noted by an abnormal or excessive recruitment of laryngeal muscles during phonation.  
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Myasthenia Gravis (MG)   A chronic disease marked by a weakening of voluntary muscle activity with repeated use and typically an improvement with cease of activity.  
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Myelitis   Term that refers to inflammation of the spinal column.  
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Myelopathy   A toxic or metabolic disease of the spinal column.  
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Myopathy Diseases   of the muscle.  
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Naris   Nostril.  
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Narrative   An account of a series of events.  
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Nasal Coupling   Process of lowering the velum to allow air to pass through the nasal cavity.  
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Nasal Emission   Audibility of air escapage through the nose.  
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Nasal Septum   The cartilage that separates the nasal cavities.  
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Nasalance Ratio   of nasal resonance to oral resonance.  
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Nasality   Referring to a sound produced with the resonation of the nares.  
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Nasalization   The process of producing a vowel with a certain degree of nasality.  
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Nasalization   usually occurs when a vowel is next to a nasal sound.  
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Nasopharynx   The area above the soft palate which opens into the nasal cavity.  
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Natal   Pertaining to birth.  
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Native   Innate.  
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Natural Phonological Process   A sound change used to make producing a sound simpler.  
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Natural Phonological Process   A sound change as a result of an attempt to simplify the production of the original sound.  
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Negation   To refuse.  
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Neuralgia   Term used to refer to pain or discomfort associated with nerve damage.  
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Neuritis   A nerve disorder resulting from inflammatory disease.  
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Neuropathy   An umbrella term used to describe nerve disease.  
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Object Permanence   Awareness that an object still exists even after it has been removed from ones visual field.  
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Objective   A goal.  
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Observation   Systematic evaluation of behavior.  
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Obturator   A prosthetic device used to occlude an opening, such as a cleft of the palate.  
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Occupational Safety and Health Act   Federal legislation that set out (OSHA) standards for acceptable occupational noise levels, and hearing conservation programs  
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Octave   A doubling of frequency.  
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Palatal Lift   A prosthetic device used to reduce nasal resonance.  
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Palate   Term used to refer to the roof of the mouth.  
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Palatography   Method of measuring tongue displacement.  
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Palilalia Chronic   repeating of utterances associated with an increase in rate and decrease in loudness.  
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Palpate   Using touch or pressure.  
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Palsy   Denoting paralysis or paresis.  
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Papilloma   A benign growth of epithelial tissue.  
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Paradigm   Conceptual design; model.  
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Paralanguage   The use of non-verbal expression and gesture to convey meaning.  
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Parallel Talk Technique   used in therapy whereby the clinician provides a narrative of the client's actions.  
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Paralysis   Damage to a nerve resulting in total deprivation of input to a muscle(s).  
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Paresis   Damage to a nerve resulting in weakness of muscle(s).  
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Peripheral Neuropathy   A nerve disorder of the PNS.  
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Permanent Threshold Shift (PTS)   An irreversible change of hearing sensitivity, commonly a result of prolonged noise exposure.  
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Plexopathy   PNS neuropathy at the site of spinal nerve plexuses.  
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Polyneuropathy   Diffuse, bilateral neuropathic involvement of the PNS.  
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET)   A function related imaging procedure that allows for imaging of metabolic activity in the brain. The radioactive image is made possible by injecting the individual under observation with a radioactive substance that diffuses throughout the brain and is s  
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