LARYNGISMUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("laryngismus" is a kind of...):

spasm ((pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel))

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