laryngeal

American  

[luh-rin-jee-uhl, lar-uhn-jee-uhl] / ləˈrɪn dʒi əl, ˌlær ənˈdʒi əl /

Also laryngal

adjective

1. of, relating to, or located in the larynx.

2. Phonetics. articulated in the larynx.

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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 British  

/ ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl, ləˈrɪŋɡəl, ləˈrɪndʒɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the larynx

2. phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal

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Other Word Forms

• laryngeally adverb
• postlaryngal adjective
• postlaryngeal adjective
• sublaryngal adjective
• sublaryngeal adjective
• sublaryngeally adverb
• superlaryngeal adjective
• superlaryngeally adverb

Etymology

Origin of laryngeal

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

Example Sentences

The association was especially strong for breast, colorectal, liver, oral, laryngeal, esophageal and gastric cancers.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

Wheezy if, God forbid, the pop star has been stricken with a laryngeal malady?

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

Heart Breakfast co-host Jamie Theakston has announced he has been diagnosed with stage one laryngeal cancer.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Convulsive action of the pharyngeal muscles, as a complication of pharyngeal or laryngeal neuralgia, occasionally occurs to such an extent as to render deglutition difficult or impossible for the time.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.