With the addition of Mexico in 1994 FTA was superseded by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (French: Accord de libre-Ã©change Nord AmÃ©ricain (ALENA), Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de AmÃ©rica del Norte (TLCAN)).
A nodule is a small mass of tissue which forms in or on the body, usually in response to injuries. Nodules are typically hard and they can be easily felt. For the most part, the masses are benign, requiring no medical action, but sometimes they can interfere with the function of the body, or they may be malignant.
Vocal nodules are thick calluses that form on the vocal folds. Nodules develop at the point of maximal contact of the vocal folds. They form to protect underlying delicate vocal tissue from repeated trauma. Vocal nodules are also known as karaoke nodules, nodes, singerâs nodes, and screamerâs nodes.