(lar″in-jiz´mәs) laryngospasm. adj., laryngis´mal., adj. laryngismus stridulus sudden laryngeal spasm with crowing inhalations, usually seen in children at night; called also pseudocroup. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Lar`yn·gis'mus noun [ New Latin , from Greek laryggismo`s a croaking. See Larynx .] (Medicine) A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/15