Vocal cord paralysis is caused by diseases which cause vagal nerve or recurrent laryngeal nerve dysfunction. Vocal cord paralysis falls within the scope of vocal cord or fold immobility. It is the result of a spectrum of diseases which cause fixation or immobility of the vocal cords.
â¢ CONCRETE JUNGLE (noun). The noun CONCRETE JUNGLE has 1 sense: 1. an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant. Familiarity information: CONCRETE JUNGLE used as a noun is very rare.
The undergrowth in some areas of a rainforest can be restricted by poor penetration of sunlight to ground level. If the leaf canopy is destroyed or thinned, the ground beneath is soon colonized by a dense, tangled growth of vines, shrubs and small trees, called a jungle.The term jungle is also sometimes applied to tropical rainforests generally.he densest areas of biodiversity are found in the forest canopy, a more or less continuous cover of foliage formed by adjacent treetops. The canopy, by some estimates, is home to 50 percent of all plant species.