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laryngitis
[lar-uhn-jahy-tis]
noun
inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.
laryngitis
/ ˌlærɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs, ˌlærɪnˈdʒɪtɪk /
noun
inflammation of the larynx
laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx, usually caused by a virus and characterized by hoarseness.
Other Word Forms
- laryngitic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of laryngitis1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Her voice - affected by drug abuse and laryngitis - had become permanently rough and lower in pitch.
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.
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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