laryngeal

UK: /ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl/, /ləˈrɪndʒɪəl/

US: /ləˈrɪndʒiəl, ˌlærənˈdʒiəl/

US: (lə rin′jē əl, lar′ən jē′əl)

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la•ryn•ge•al  (lə rin′jē əl, lar′ən jē′əl), adj. 

1. Anatomy of, pertaining to, or located in the larynx.
2. Phonetics articulated in the larynx.

n. 

3. Phonetics a laryngeal sound.
4. Linguistics [Historical Ling.] one of several hypothetical phonemes assumed to have existed in Proto-Indo-European and to have been lost in most later Indo-European languages after having modified some contiguous consonants and vowels.

Also, la•ryn•gal  (lə ring′gəl). 

• Neo-Latin larynge(us) of, pertaining to the larynx (see laryng-, -eous) + -al¹
• 1785–95

la•ryn′ge•al•ly, adv. 

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laryngeal / ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl ləˈrɪndʒɪəl/, laryngal / ləˈrɪŋɡ^əl/ adjective

1. of or relating to the larynx
2. articulated at the larynx; glottal

Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin laryngeus of the larynx

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lar•ynx /ˈlærɪŋks/   n. [countable] , pl. la•ryn•ges /ləˈrɪndʒiz/  lar•ynx•es. 

1. Anatomy a structure at the upper part of the throat, shaped like a box, in which the vocal cords are located.

la•ryn•ge•al /ləˈrɪndʒiəl, ˌlærənˈdʒiəl/  adj. 

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lar•ynx  (lar′ingks), n., pl. la•ryn•ges (lə rin′jēz), lar•ynx•es. 

1. Anatomy a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
2. Zoology
   • a similar vocal organ in other mammals.
   • a corresponding structure in certain lower animals.

• Greek lárynx
• Neo-Latin
• 1570–80