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Blom-Singer ® Plug Insert
GLOSSARY
Airway
The air passage by which air reaches the lungs.
Clinician
A health professional, such as a physician, licensed speech-
language pathologist, or nurse who is involved in clinical practice.
Contraindications
A reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular
procedure or treatment.
Esophagus
The muscular membranous tube for the passage of food from the
pharynx to the stomach; the "food pipe. "
Fistula; TE-fistula
An abnormal duct or passage that connects an abscess or cavity
to the body surface; a small opening between the trachea and
the esophagus.
Indications
A reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure.
Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP)
An opening made by a surgeon between the trachea and the
esophagus. The opening is made at the time of initial surgery or
later so that a voice prosthesis can be placed into this passage.
Trachea
The airway through which respiratory air passes to and from the
lungs (windpipe).
Tracheoesophageal (TE)
Pertaining to the trachea and esophagus.
Tracheostoma
An opening through the neck and into the trachea. It is through
this opening that the laryngectomee breathes.
Voice prosthesis
A one-way speech valve that is inserted into the TEP to allow
air to pass from the trachea through the prosthesis and into the
esophagus to produce sound.
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