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 thelarynx . - noun linguistics In
Proto-Indo-European linguistics, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as
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
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Examples
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These forceps are termed laryngeal rotation forceps (Fig. 31).
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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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
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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
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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
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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
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About 10 to 15 percent of congenital laryngeal disorders are vocal cord paralysis.
Vocal Cord Paralysis 2010
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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
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We feel that your child would benefit from a laryngeal nerve evaluation by an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist.
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HPV-6 DNA, however, turned out to be helpful in isolating another closely related genital wart papillomavirus, HPV-11, initially from a laryngeal papilloma.
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His doctors are now considering the possibility that the superior laryngeal nerve was damaged in some way, perhaps during the surgery.
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