laryngeal

(lə rinjē əl, -jəl)

adjective

  1. of, in, or near the larynx
  2. used for treating the larynx
  3. Phonet. articulated in, or by constriction of, the larynx

noun

a laryngeal sound

See laryngeal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, affecting, or near the larynx.
  2. Produced in or with the larynx; glottal.
noun
  1. A laryngeal sound.
  2. Any of a set of h-like sounds reconstructed for early Proto-Indo-European and partially preserved in Anatolian.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin laryngeus

Origin: , from Greek larunx, larung-, larynx

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