laryngeal

[ luh-rin-jee-uhl, lar-uhn-jee-uhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or located in the larynx.
2. Phonetics. articulated in the larynx.

noun

1. Phonetics. a laryngeal sound.
2. Historical Linguistics. one of several hypothetical phonemes assumed to have existed in Proto-Indo-European and to have been lost in most later Indo-European languages after having modified some contiguous consonants and vowels.

laryngeal

/ ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl; ləˈrɪŋɡəl; ləˈrɪndʒɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the larynx
2. phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal

Derived Forms

• larynˈgeally, adverb

Other Words From

• la·rynge·al·ly adverb
• postla·ryngal adjective
• postla·rynge·al adjective
• subla·ryngal adjective
• subla·rynge·al adjective
• subla·rynge·al·ly adverb
• super·la·rynge·al adjective
• super·la·rynge·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of laryngeal¹

1785–95; < New Latin larynge ( us ) of, pertaining to the larynx ( laryng-, -eous ) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of laryngeal¹

C18: from New Latin laryngeus of the larynx

Example Sentences

The disorder, also known as laryngeal dystonia, hits women more often than men.

From Los Angeles Times

People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who are recovering from laryngeal cancer surgeries, can often find it difficult or impossible to speak.

From Science Daily

They knew that vocal cord adduction is controlled by laryngeal motor neurons, so they began by tracing backward to find the neurons that innervate those motor neurons.

From Science Daily

The so-called active muscle contraction hypothesis holds that domestic cats actively contract and relax their laryngeal muscles about 30 times per second in order to purr.

From Science Magazine

A specialist ENT trainee assessed her the following month before ordering a CT scan - which found no signs of laryngeal cancer.

From BBC