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

/ lăr′ĭn-jī′tĭs /

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

Derived Forms

• laryngitic, adjective

Other Words From

• lar·yn·git·ic [lar-, uh, n-, jit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laryngitis¹

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

Example Sentences

Laryngitis had kept him from those three, to which however, he had sent a stenographic friend so that the chain was unbroken.

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Leeches were applied to the larynx and the trachea for bronchitis and laryngitis and for relieving the cough of phthisis.

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In bronchitis and laryngitis the heated leaves are applied over the chest or neck after rubbing the parts with oil.

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Chronic Laryngitis usually occurs as a result of repeated attacks of the acute form.

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Oedematous Laryngitis is a very fatal condition, which may occur, though rarely, as a sequence of acute laryngitis.

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