laryngismus

Meaning

Noun

A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening; laryngospasm.

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin laryngismus, from the Ancient Greek λαρυγγισμός ("a croaking"), from λάρυγξ, whence larynx.

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