laryngology
noun
lar·yn·gol·o·gy
ˌler-ən-ˈgä-lə-jē 
ˌla-rən-
: a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the larynx and nasopharynx
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Last summer, Johns invited a new product into USC's laryngology trial program to treat vocal fold disorders: Silk Voice, from a startup called Sofregen that spun out of research from Kaplan’s lab.
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Max G. Levy, Wired, 28 June 2021
Vocal fold nodules are growths that can form on your vocal cords, Phillip C. Song, MD, director of laryngology at Mass Eye and Ear, tells Health.
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 21 June 2021
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Max G. Levy, Wired, 28 June 2021
Vocal fold nodules are growths that can form on your vocal cords, Phillip C. Song, MD, director of laryngology at Mass Eye and Ear, tells Health.
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 21 June 2021
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laryngology
noun
lar·yn·gol·o·gy
ˌlar-ən-ˈgäl-ə-jē
plural laryngologies
: a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the larynx and nasopharynx
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