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laryngeal (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Relating to the larynx: Because Lynn had a laryngeal infection, Dr. Smith, the ottorhinolarynologist, said that she should not talk at all, stay home, and and not teach in school for a whole week.
2. A speech sound produced by constriction the larynx: Ginny spoke with a laryngeal, or creaky, voice by tightening her larynx to make very low sounds.
This entry is located in the following units: -al; -ial, -eal (page 17) laryng-, laryngo- + (page 1)
(Greek: ring; used in the extended sense of pertaining to the [ring-shaped] cartilage that forms the back and lower part of the laryngeal cavity)
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laryngeal trauma (s), laryngeal traumas (pl) (nouns)
Injury to the vocal cords in the throat, whether accidental, as in a traffic accident; or iatrogenic, which is a complication resulting from some kind of medical treatment: "Laryngeal trauma of the woman's father came from damage that was caused by anesthesia and surgery that was being performed on his larynx or respiratory tract in his throat."