spasmodic laryngitis

/spæzˌmɑdɪk ˈlɛrənˌdʒaɪdɪs/
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Definitions of spasmodic laryngitis
  1. noun
    a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
    synonyms: croup
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    type of:
    angina
    any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
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