LARYNGEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laryngeal mean? 

• LARYNGEAL (adjective)
  The adjective LARYNGEAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or situated in the larynx

  Familiarity information: LARYNGEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LARYNGEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or situated in the larynx

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

laryngeal infection

Pertainym:

larynx (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)

Derivation:

larynx (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)

 Context examples 

More than 90% of laryngeal carcinomas are squamous cell carcinomas.

(Laryngeal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding about one or more characteristics of laryngeal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v6 classification system.

(Laryngeal Cancer TNM Finding v6, NCI Thesaurus)

Most laryngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the larynx).

(Laryngeal cancer, NCI Dictionary)

Laryngeal stenosis is a congenital or acquired narrowing of the upper airway that results in difficulty breathing.

(Laryngeal Stenosis, NICHD)

A disorder characterized by a narrowing of the laryngeal airway.

(Laryngeal Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Blockage of the laryngeal airway passage.

(Laryngeal Obstruction, NCI Thesaurus)

Damage to the laryngeal nerve that results in paralysis of the layrnx.

(Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis, NCI Thesaurus)

It appears as a localized or diffuse white patch on the laryngeal mucosa.

(Laryngeal Keratosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Glottic squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent laryngeal carcinoma in the United States.

(Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the three branches of the thyroid axis that supplies the thyroid gland and branches to form the ascending cervical, esophageal, inferior laryngeal, muscular and tracheal arteries.

(Inferior Thyroid Artery, NCI Thesaurus)