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“bowing” of the vocal folds

German translation: Stimmschwäche


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English term or phrase:bowed vocal folds
German translation:Stimmschwäche
Entered by: Konrad Schultz
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14:01 Jan 19, 2009
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Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: “bowing” of the vocal folds
I'm translating a text on Customer Relationship Management and there's a short section on the voice problems call centre agents can experience and the resulting laryngological phenomena:

closing defect of the vocal folds (posterior, full length, oval glottis constellation)
“bowing” of the vocal folds
Rebekka Groß
Local time: 01:51
Stimmschwäche
Explanation:
bowed vocal folds Synonym myasthenia laryngis deutsch Stimmschwäche
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Konrad Schultz
Local time: 02:51
Grading comment
Hört sich logisch an. Danke
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1StimmschwächeKonrad Schultz
3 +1Verkrümmung/Aufwölbung der Stinnfalten/StimmlippenRuth Wöhlk
Summary of reference entries provided
vocal folds
Susanne Bittner

  

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Verkrümmung/Aufwölbung der Stinnfalten/Stimmlippen


Explanation:
:)

Ruth Wöhlk
Germany
Local time: 02:51
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PRO pts in category: 25

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ingeborg Gowans: Stimmfalten?/ have you got some references?
38 mins
  -> yes, e.g. Leo.org
agree  Kathleen
11 hrs
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bowing of the vocal folds
Stimmschwäche


Explanation:
bowed vocal folds Synonym myasthenia laryngis deutsch Stimmschwäche


    Reference: http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?osu1039117681
    Reference: http://www.tk-online.de/rochelexikon/ro25000/r25591.002.html
Konrad Schultz
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Hört sich logisch an. Danke

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Bittner: Scheint mir auch eine logische Auswirkung dieser Arbeit zu sein.
16 hrs
  -> danke, Susanne
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20 hrs
Reference: vocal folds

Reference information:
Nöhring: vocal fold s. vocal cord; vocal cord - Stimmband, Stimmfalte, Plica vocalis, Stimmlippe, Labium vocale - scheint also synonym zu sein.

Susanne Bittner
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Changes made by editors
Jan 20, 2009 - Changes made by Konrad Schultz:
Edited KOG entryRebekka Groß's old entry - "“bowing” of the vocal folds" => "Stimmschwäche"


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