laryngitis

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Inflammation of the larynx (voice box), usually causing a hoarse voice or loss of voice.

   The singer had to cancel the concert because of laryngitis.

Attested since 1822 C.E. Learned borrowing from New Latin laryngitis, from larynx + -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- + -itis.

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