noun
laryngitis
la-rihn-JEYE-tihs
noun
1
Inflammation of the larynx (voice box), usually causing hoarseness or loss of voice.
"The singer had to cancel the show because of laryngitis."
How to Use Laryngitis
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sore, inflamed voice box that makes your voice go hoarse or disappear.
Common pairings
a bout of laryngitis
chronic laryngitis
Word Forms
laryngites plural, laryngitides plural
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Etymology
A 19th-century scientific coinage from "larynx" plus the medical suffix "-itis," meaning "inflammation."