glottal spasm
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speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… … Universalium
laryngospasm — Spasmodic closure of the glottic aperture. SYN: glottidospasm, laryngospastic reflex. * * * la·ryn·go·spasm lə riŋ gə .spaz əm n spasmodic closure of the larynx compare LARYNGISMUS STRIDULUS * * * n. involuntary closure of th … Medical dictionary
constriction — n 1. cramping, squeezing, tightening, pinching, strangling, strangulation, binding, wrapping up, coarctation, straitening, constringing, compression, compressing, astringing; contraction, contracting, shrinkage, shrinking, narrowing, Obs.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
