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LARYNGOSPASM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does laryngospasm mean?
• LARYNGOSPASM (noun)
The noun LARYNGOSPASM has 1 sense:
1. a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs
Familiarity information: LARYNGOSPASM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("laryngospasm" is a kind of...):
occlusion (closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel))
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