Definition of Laryngeal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or situated in the larynx. "Laryngeal infection"

Partainyms: Larynx
Derivative terms: Larynx

Definition of Laryngeal

1. a. Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.

Definition of Laryngeal

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a larynx or larynges. ¹

2. Noun. A laryngeal sound, a sound uttered by using the larynx. ¹

3. Noun. (indo-european studies) In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as (unicode ), (unicode ) and (unicode ). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Laryngeal

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Laryngeal

1. Having to do with the larynx. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laryngeal

larvas
larvate
larvated
larvicidal
larvicide
larvicides
larviform
larvikite
larvikites
larviparous
larviphagic
larvivorous
larvæ
laryngal
laryngals
laryngeal (current term)
laryngeal aperture
laryngeal artery
laryngeal bursa
laryngeal cancer
laryngeal cartilages
laryngeal chorea
laryngeal crisis
laryngeal diphtheria
laryngeal diseases
laryngeal epilepsy
laryngeal glands
laryngeal granuloma
laryngeal lymphatic follicles

Literary usage of Laryngeal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1894)
"The occurrence of laryngeal paralysis in locomotor ataxy was probably often overlooked until attention was prominently called to it. ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"The case was shown in order to elicit opinions as to whether the laryngeal lesion was a part of the general condition or otherwise. ..."

3. Diseases of the nervous system by Smith Ely Jelliffe, William Alanson White (1917)
"laryngeal Disorders.—The laryngeal muscles are supplied by the inferior or ... laryngeal respiratory movements have their bulbar nuclei in the nucleus ..."

4. William R. Harper's Elements of Hebrew by an Inductive Method by William Rainey Harper (1921)
"'Aym ('y) laryngeal, of which the second radical is a laryngeal (§ 75.). A »Isa. 24: 7. > Jer. 39 : 6. «Num. 11:3. >Judg. 5 : 25. < 1 Sam. 28 : 21. ..."

5. The Diagnostics of internal medicine: A Clinical Treatise Upon the by Glentworth Reeve Butler (1906)
"laryngeal Paralysis.—Finally, the mobility of the vocal cords should be determined ... All the muscles of the larynx are supplied by the recurrent laryngeal ..."

6. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The arteries of the larynx are the laryngeal branches derived from the superior and inferior thyroid. The veins accompany the arteries: those accompanying ..."

7. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The Recurrent Nerve (n. recurrent; inferior or recurrent laryngeal nerve) ... It communicates with the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, ..."

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