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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
/ ă′ĭn-ī′ĭ /
- Inflammation of the larynx, usually caused by a virus and characterized by hoarseness.
Derived Forms
- laryngitic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··· [lar-, uh, n-, jit, -ik], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of laryngitis1
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Example Sentences
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.
On previous tours, she exhausted herself to the point of physical illness: pneumonia, laryngitis, influenza and more.
A doctor saw inflammation on her vocal cords; it could have been allergies, acid reflux, a hormonal imbalance or laryngitis, or some combination of those factors.
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