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Kongo (iou) and glossopharyngeolabial paralysis (medicine)


Kongo (iou)



Kongo noun & adjective. Pl. of noun same, -os. M19.
[Kikongo.]
Of or pertaining to, a member of, a Bantu-speaking people of the region of the Congo (Zaire) River in west central Africa; (of) the language of this people, Kikongo.

glossopharyngeolabial paralysis (medicine)


glossopharyngeolabial paralysis -->
progressive bulbar palsy


One of the subgroups of motor neuron disease; a progressive degenerative disorder of the motor neurons of primarily the brainstem, manifested as weakness (and wasting) of the various bulbar muscles, resulting in dysarthria and dysphagia-fluid regurgitation is an outstanding symptom and can cause aspiration; tongue weakness and wasting is usually evident, and often the fasciculation potentials are present in the tongue and facial muscles.

Synonym: glossopalatolabial paralysis, glossopharyngeolabial paralysis.