lar·yn·gi·tis

(lăr′ĭn-jī′tĭs)

Inflammation of the larynx.

lar′yn·git′ic (-jĭt′ĭk) adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

laryngitis

(ˌlærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs)

(Pathology) inflammation of the larynx

laryngitic adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

lar•yn•gi•tis

(ˌlær ənˈdʒaɪ tɪs)

n.

inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.

[1815–25]

lar`yn•git′ic (-ˈdʒɪt ɪk) adj.

lar·yn·gi·tis

(lăr′ĭn-jī′tĭs)

Inflammation of the larynx, usually caused by a virus.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

laryngitis

an inflamed condition of the larynx, producing a sore throat and sometimes loss of voice. — laryngitic, adj.

laryngitis

Inflammation of the vocal cords, making speech difficult. This can be caused by dry air, bacterial infection, overusing the voice, or inhaling irritating chemicals.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

laryngitis - inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing

inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

Translations

إِلْتِهَابُ الحُنْجَرَةُ

laryngitida

laryngitis

Kehlkopfentzündung

λαρυγγίτιδα

laringitis

kurkunpään tulehdus

laryngiterhinolaryngite

laringitis

laringite

喉頭炎

후두염

strupkatarr

โรคกล่องเสียงอักเสบ

larenjit

chứng viêm thanh quản

喉炎

laryngitis

[ˌlærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] N → laringitis f inv

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

laryngitis

[ˌlærɪndˈʒaɪtɪs] n → laryngite f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

laryngitis

n → Kehlkopfentzündung f, → Laryngitis f (spec)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

laryngitis

[ˌlærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs] n → laringite f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

laryngitis

→ إِلْتِهَابُ الحُنْجَرَةُ laryngitida laryngitis Kehlkopfentzündung λαρυγγίτιδα laringitis kurkunpään tulehdus laryngite laringitis laringite 喉頭炎 후두염 laryngitis strupekatarr zapalenie krtani laringite ларингит strupkatarr โรคกล่องเสียงอักเสบ larenjit chứng viêm thanh quản 喉炎

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

la·ryn·gi·tis

n. laringitis.

1. infl. de la laringe;

2. afonía, ronquera.

laryngitis

n laringitis f

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Present study shows commonest aetiological factor causing hoarseness of voice was malignancy of larynx and laryngopharynx (40%); laryngeal malignancy and laryngopharyngeal malignancies leading the table with 20% followed by benign tumours of the larynx 20%, acute laryngitis 16%, chronic laryngitis 16% and vocal cord paralysis 8%.

The demographic and clinical study of hoarseness of voice

A benign organic lesion of the larynx includes noninfective and nontraumatic laryngeal disorders; such mass-producing lesions of the larynx involves mainly chronic laryngitis, vocal cord polyp, vocal cord nodule, Rienke's edema, and contact pachydermia.

Study of clinical profile of benign laryngeal lesions

His Manila concert comes six years after it was postponed due to laryngitis.

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A variety of conditions

Throughout all this misery the Welsh Assembly has suffered from a severe case of laryngitis, which begs the question, what is the Assembly good for?

What use Assembly as people suffer?

The US singer has practically had to undertake a vow of silence while on her first headline tour - which lands in the UK next month - as she is recovering from laryngitis.

Lippy Meghan gets the silent treatment

Jingle Bell Ball bosses are facing an agonising 11th-hour panic over today's headline act Taylor Swift - who has come down with laryngitis.

Frailer Swift; Fears for hoarse star's big UK gig tonight