Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, affecting, or near the larynx.
  • adjective Produced in or with the larynx; glottal.
  • noun A laryngeal sound.
  • noun Any of a set of h-like sounds reconstructed for early Proto-Indo-European and partially preserved in Anatolian.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the larynx: as, laryngeal vessels, nerves, muscles, etc.; laryngeal sounds.
  • noun A laryngeal nerve or artery.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to a larynx or larynges.
  • noun phonetics A laryngeal sound, a sound uttered by using the larynx.
  • noun linguistics In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as , and .

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to or situated in the larynx

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From New Latin laryngeus, from Greek larunx, larung-, larynx.]

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From modern Latin laryngeus, from larynx.

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Examples

  • These forceps are termed laryngeal rotation forceps (Fig. 31).

    Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911

  • This is because many of the abnormalities of the upper airway -- such as laryngeal hemiplegia and displacement of the soft palate -- only occur when the ventilation (movement of air in and out of the lung) of the horse is at its maximum.

    TheHorse.com News 2009

  • But hoarseness that lasts for more than three weeks can be a sign of serious problems such as laryngeal, thyroid, or lung cancer.

    U.S. News 2009

  • This is because many of the abnormalities of the upper airway -- such as laryngeal hemiplegia and displacement of the soft palate -- only occur when the ventilation (movement of air in and out of the lung) of the horse is at its maximum.

    TheHorse.com News 2009

  • Operative Experience: Extensive exposure to all aspects of pediatric otolaryngological surgery with emphasis upon otology, endoscopic sinus surgery, bronchoesophagology, and laryngeal reconstruction.

    How to Apply 2010

  • About 10 to 15 percent of congenital laryngeal disorders are vocal cord paralysis.

    Vocal Cord Paralysis 2010

  • Dawkins gives the example of the laryngeal nerve which connects the brain to the larynx (voice box). there are two … one goes a direct route … the other goes down to the chest and LOOPS around the heart before connecting to the larynx.

    Think Progress » Home-school textbook market dominated by books skeptical of evolution. 2010

  • We feel that your child would benefit from a laryngeal nerve evaluation by an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist.

    Questions Parents Ask 2010

  • HPV-6 DNA, however, turned out to be helpful in isolating another closely related genital wart papillomavirus, HPV-11, initially from a laryngeal papilloma.

    Harald zur Hausen - Autobiography 2009

  • His doctors are now considering the possibility that the superior laryngeal nerve was damaged in some way, perhaps during the surgery.

    Questions Parents Ask 2010

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