| laryngeal reflex | <chest medicine, neurology, physiology> The reflex which mediates coughing in response to irritation of the larynx or tracheobronchial tree. Synonym: laryngeal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| laryngeal sinus | The recess in each lateral wall of the larynx between the vestibular and vocal folds and into which the layrngeal sacculus opens. Synonym: ventriculus laryngis, laryngeal sinus, Morgagni's sinus, Morgagni's ventricle, sinus laryngeus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal stenosis | Narrowing or stricture of any or all areas of the larynx; may be congenital or acquired. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal stridor | Crowing inspiration occurring at birth or within the first few months of life; sometimes without apparent cause and sometimes due to abnormal flaccidity of epiglottis or arytenoids. Synonym: laryngeal stridor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal syncope | A paroxysmal neurosis characterised by attacks of coughing, with unusual sensations, as of tickling, in the throat, followed by a brief period of unconsciousness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal tonsils | laryngeal lymphatic follicles |
| laryngeal veins | See: inferior laryngeal vein, superior laryngeal vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal ventricle | The recess in each lateral wall of the larynx between the vestibular and vocal folds and into which the layrngeal sacculus opens. Synonym: ventriculus laryngis, laryngeal sinus, Morgagni's sinus, Morgagni's ventricle, sinus laryngeus. (05 Mar 2000) |