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laryngospasm

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la·ryn·go·spasm (l-rngg-spzm)
n.
Spasmodic closure of the larynx.
Laryngospasm
Spasmodic closure of the larynx.
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laryngospasm
[ləring′gōspaz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, larynx + spasmos, spasm
a spasmodic closure of the larynx.
laryngospasm [lah-ring´go-spazm]
spasmodic closure of the larynx.
laryngospasm (lring´gōspazm),
n the spasmodic closure of the larynx, sometimes noted during the induction phase of general anesthesia or during the recovery period.
laryngospasm
spasmodic closure of the larynx.
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