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LARYNGISMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does laryngismus mean?
• LARYNGISMUS (noun)
The noun LARYNGISMUS has 1 sense:
1. laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles
Familiarity information: LARYNGISMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles
Classified under:
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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