Laryngismus

//læɹɪnˈd͡ʒɪzməs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    laryngospasm. dated, uncountable
  2. 2
    laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles wordnet

Synonyms

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laryngospasmlaryngospasm

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin laryngismus, from the Ancient Greek λαρυγγισμός (larungismós, “a croaking”), from λάρυγξ (lárunx), whence also larynx. By surface analysis, laryng- + -ismus.

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