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laryngemphraxis

laryngemphraxis noun: the closure or obstruction of the larynx.

Noun

laryngemphraxis (uncountable)

  1. The closure or obstruction of the larynx.

Origin of laryngemphraxis

From laryngo- + emphraxis.

Questions about laryngemphraxis

What does laryngemphraxis mean?
Laryngemphraxis means the closure or obstruction of the larynx.
What part of speech is laryngemphraxis?
Laryngemphraxis is a noun.

Words near laryngemphraxis in the dictionary

  1. laryngectomize
  2. laryngectomized
  3. laryngectomizes
  4. laryngectomizing
  5. laryngectomy
  6. laryngemphraxis
  7. laryngeoscope
  8. larynges
  9. laryngic
  10. laryngismal
  11. laryngismus

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