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laryngeal

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la·ryn·ge·al  (l-rnj-l, -jl, lrn-jl) also la·ryn·gal (l-rnggl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, affecting, or near the larynx.
2. Produced in or with the larynx; glottal.
n.
1. A laryngeal sound.
2. Any of a set of h-like sounds reconstructed for early Proto-Indo-European and partially preserved in Anatolian.
[From New Latin laryngeus, from Greek larunx, larung-, larynx.]
laryngeal [ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl ləˈrɪndʒɪəl], laryngal [ləˈrɪŋgəl]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the larynx
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal
[from New Latin laryngeus of the larynx]
laryngeally  adv
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Adj.1.laryngeal - of or relating to or situated in the larynx; "laryngeal infection"
Translations
laryngeal
adj → Kehlkopf-; laryngeal reflex → Kehlkopfreflex m


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