LARYNGEAL
laryngeal
(adjective) of or relating to or situated in the larynx; “laryngeal infection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
laryngeal (comparative more laryngeal, superlative most laryngeal)
Of or pertaining to a larynx or larynges.
Noun
laryngeal (plural laryngeals)
(phonetics) A sound uttered by using the larynx.
(Indo-European linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as , and .
Usage notes
The term laryngeal in Indo-European studies is but an anachronistic misnomer, retained only because it has been established as a standard term for those three phonemes. The exact phonetic value of Proto-Indo-European laryngeals is unknown, but it's generally agreed that not all of them were real laryngeals.
Source: Wiktionary
Lar`yn*ge"al, a. Etym: [From Larynx.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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