laryngitis

[ lar-uhn-jahy-tis ]

/ ˌlær ənˈdʒaɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

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

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Origin of laryngitis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM laryngitis

lar·yn·git·ic

[lar-uhn-jit-ik], /ˌlær ənˈdʒɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby laryngitis

Larwood, laryng-, laryngeal, laryngealize, laryngectomy, laryngitis, laryngo-, laryngology, laryngopharyngeal, laryngopharynx, laryngoscope

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How to use laryngitis in a sentence

Laryngitis had kept him from those three, to which however, he had sent a stenographic friend so that the chain was unbroken.
Philosophy 4|Owen Wister
Leeches were applied to the larynx and the trachea for bronchitis and laryngitis and for relieving the cough of phthisis.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis
In bronchitis and laryngitis the heated leaves are applied over the chest or neck after rubbing the parts with oil.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Chronic Laryngitis usually occurs as a result of repeated attacks of the acute form.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various

Oedematous Laryngitis is a very fatal condition, which may occur, though rarely, as a sequence of acute laryngitis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for laryngitis

laryngitis

/ (ˌlærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the larynx

Derived forms of laryngitis

laryngitic (ˌlærɪnˈdʒɪtɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for laryngitis

laryngitis

[ lăr′ĭn-jī′tĭs ]

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