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laryngitis

[lar-uhn-jahy-tis]

noun

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



laryngitis

/ ˌlærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs, ˌlærɪnˈdʒɪtɪk /

noun

  1. inflammation of the larynx

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

laryngitis

  1. Inflammation of the larynx, usually caused by a virus and characterized by hoarseness.

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Other Word Forms

  • laryngitic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laryngitis1

First recorded in 1815–25; laryng- + -itis
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Example Sentences

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Third-generation actor and director Bryce Dallas Howard has a lot going on — so much so that when The Times caught up with her recently, she was just getting over laryngitis.

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That hands the loudest and largest megaphones to CEOs and their PR flacks and leaves actual citizens with laryngitis from straining to be heard above the profit-making din.

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Her voice - affected by drug abuse and laryngitis - had become permanently rough and lower in pitch.

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The 30-year-old has had trouble with his vocal cords previously, cancelling his 2019 tour when he had laryngitis and was concerned he could haemorrhage one of them.

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In April, the guitarist — who has collaborated with Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac and other music giants — rescheduled a show in Cincinnati due to laryngitis.

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