laryngismus
LaryngospasmLaryngospasm.
/læɹɪnˈd͡ʒɪzməs/
Meaning
1 senses(dated, uncountable)Laryngospasm.
More definitions
- laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from New Latin laryngismus, from the Ancient Greek λαρυγγισμός (larungismós, “a cBorrowed 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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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlaryngismal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable