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noun inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing
originAttested since 1822 C.E. Learned borrowing from New Latin laryngitis, from larynx + -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- + -itis.
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