laryngismus
la·ryn·gis·mus
noun
1.
laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin laryngismus, from the Ancient Greek λαρυγγισμός (larungismós, “a croaking”), from λάρυγξ (lárunx), whence also larynx. By surface analysis, laryng- + -ismus.
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