Medical Dictionary

laryngospasm

noun la·ryn·go·spasm \lə-ˈriŋ-gə-ˌspaz-əm\

Medical Definition of LARYNGOSPASM

:  spasmodic closure of the larynx—compare laryngismus stridulus

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