Nerves · Nervous System · Medium
Laryngeal
Meaning: Describing the branches of the vagus nerve supplying the voice box, including the recurrent one.
In practice: Hoarseness after thyroid surgery suggested recurrent laryngeal nerve injury on the operated side.
Word parts
- laryng- means voice box
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