Usually means: Involuntary spasm of vocal cords.
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  1. laryngospasm: Collins English Dictionary
  2. laryngospasm: Vocabulary.com
  3. laryngospasm: Wordnik
  4. laryngospasm: Wiktionary
  5. laryngospasm: Dictionary.com
  6. Laryngospasm: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. laryngospasm: Rhymezone
  8. laryngospasm: FreeDictionary.org
  9. laryngospasm: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. laryngospasm: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. laryngospasm: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. laryngospasm: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Allergy Glossary (No longer online)
  5. laryngospasm: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx

Similar:
laryngeal, cough, glottalic airstream, child-crowing, creaky voice, gasp, orgasm, wrick, choking, hiccup, more...

Opposite:
relaxed

Types:
stridor, more...

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Similar:
laryngeal, cough, glottalic airstream, child-crowing, creaky voice, gasp, orgasm, wrick, choking, hiccup, more...

Opposite:
relaxed

Types:
stridor, more...



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