laryngitis

[lar-uhn-jahy-tis]

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.

laryngitis

/ ˌlærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs, ˌlærɪnˈdʒɪtɪk /

noun

1. inflammation of the larynx

laryngitis

1. Inflammation of the larynx, usually caused by a virus and characterized by hoarseness.

Other Word Forms

• laryngitic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laryngitis¹

First recorded in 1815–25; laryng- + -itis

Example Sentences

In October 2024, he announced the postponement of several shows to recover from bronchitis and laryngitis.

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Third-generation actor and director Bryce Dallas Howard has a lot going on — so much so that when The Times caught up with her recently, she was just getting over laryngitis.

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That hands the loudest and largest megaphones to CEOs and their PR flacks and leaves actual citizens with laryngitis from straining to be heard above the profit-making din.

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Her voice - affected by drug abuse and laryngitis - had become permanently rough and lower in pitch.

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The 30-year-old has had trouble with his vocal cords previously, cancelling his 2019 tour when he had laryngitis and was concerned he could haemorrhage one of them.

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