laryngospasm la·ryn·go·spasm (lə-rĭng'gə-spāz'əm)
n.
Spasmodic closure of the larynx.
| laryngospasm | |
noun | |
| a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |