laryngismus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /læɹɪnˈd͡ʒɪzməs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
- (dated, uncountable) laryngospasm.
Relateds
Translations (1)
it laringismo (medicine)