laryngitis
nounUS /lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/ · UK /læɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/
Etymology Attested since 1822 C.E. Learned borrowing from New Latin laryngitis, from larynx + -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- + -itis.
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Usually An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
- The moment had come for the honeyed word. I lowered my voice to a confidential murmur, but on her inquiring if I had laryngitis raised it again.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI:
- Derived terms
- laryngitic, pharyngolaryngitis, rhinolaryngitis