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la·ryn·ge·al
(lə-rĭn′jē-əl, -jəl, lăr′ən-jē′əl) also la·ryn·gal (lə-rĭng′gəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, affecting, or near the larynx.
2. Produced in or with the larynx; glottal.
n.
1. A laryngeal sound.
2. Any of a set of h-like sounds reconstructed for early Proto-Indo-European and partially preserved in Anatolian.
[From New Latin laryngeus, from Greek larunx, larung-, larynx.]
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laryngeal
(ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl; ləˈrɪndʒɪəl) orlaryngal
adj
1. (Anatomy) of or relating to the larynx
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal
[C18: from New Latin laryngeus of the larynx]
larynˈgeally adv
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la•ryn•ge•al
(ləˈrɪn dʒi əl, ˌlær ənˈdʒi əl)also la•ryn•gal
(ləˈrɪŋ gəl)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or located in the larynx.
2. (of a speech sound) articulated in the larynx; glottal.
n. 3. a laryngeal speech sound.
4. any of several reconstructed consonant phonemes of Proto-Indo-European, evident principally from their manifestation as vowels or effect on contiguous vowels in extant Indo-European languages.
[1785–95; < New Latin larynge(us) of, pertaining to the larynx]
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| Adj. | 1. | laryngeal - of or relating to or situated in the larynx; "laryngeal infection" |
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la·ryn·ge·al
a. laríngeo-a;
___ papillomatosis → papilomatosis ___;
___ prominence → prominencia ___;
___ reflex → reflejo ___, tos producida por irritación de la laringe;
___ stenosis → estenosis ___;
___ syncope → síncope ___;
___ ventricle → ventrículo ___;
___ web → red ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
laryngeal
adj laríngeoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.