laryngeal
/ləˈrɪndʒiəl/
adjective
- Relating to the larynx (the voice box in the throat).
- Laryngeal cancer can affect a person's ability to speak and breathe.
- The patient underwent laryngeal surgery to remove a small growth on his vocal cords.
- The singer visited a doctor for a laryngeal examination after losing her voice.
- Produced by or involving the larynx; used to describe sounds made in the throat.
- The linguist explained how laryngeal consonants are formed deep in the throat.
- He made a laryngeal noise of frustration when he couldn't find his keys.
- In some languages, laryngeal sounds are common and change the meaning of words.
noun
- A laryngeal sound or consonant in speech.
- The professor wrote the laryngeal symbols on the board during the lecture.
- Students of phonetics learn to identify laryngeals by feeling the vibration in their throat.
- The ancient language had several laryngeals that are difficult for modern speakers to pronounce.