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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Laryngismus \Lar`yn*gis"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. laryggismo`s a
   croaking. See Larynx.] (Med.)
   A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction
   or closure of the opening.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

laryngismus
    n 1: laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of
         laryngeal muscles