la·ryn·geal
lə-ˈrin-jəl 
also -jē-əl;
ˌler-ən-ˈjē-əl
ˌla-rən-
1
: of, relating to, or used on the larynx
a laryngeal obstruction
2
: produced by or with constriction of the larynx
laryngeal articulation of sounds
1
: an anatomical part (such as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx
2
a
: a laryngeal sound
b
: any of a set of several conjectured phonemes reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European chiefly on indirect evidence
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Nearly 20% of laryngeal cancers, 15% of colorectal cancers, and over 7% of both breast and pancreatic cancers were pinned on drinking.
—Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024
Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2023
Barger was a three-pack-a-day smoker until laryngitic laryngeal cancer forced surgeons to remove his vocal cords in the early 1980s.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022
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Adjective
The rate of oral cancer among people in this group was more than double that of the control group, while the rate of oropharyngeal cancers was almost five times as high, and the rate of laryngeal cancers was more than eight as high.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Nearly 20% of laryngeal cancers, 15% of colorectal cancers, and over 7% of both breast and pancreatic cancers were pinned on drinking.
—Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024
Noun
Asbestos can cause several types of cancer, including mesothelioma and lung, laryngeal and ovarian cancer.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2023
Barger was a three-pack-a-day smoker until laryngitic laryngeal cancer forced surgeons to remove his vocal cords in the early 1980s.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022
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laryngeal
1 of 2 adjective
la·ryn·geal
lə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
ˌlar-ən-ˈjē-əl
ˌlar-ən-ˈjē-əl
: of, relating to, affecting, or used on the larynx
laryngeal
2 of 2 noun
: an anatomical part (as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx
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