laryngocele


laryngocele

 [lah-ring´go-sēl] a congenital anomalous air sac communicating with a cavity of the larynx; it may produce a tumorlike lesion visible on the outside of the neck.

la·ryn·go·cele

(lă-ring'gō-sēl), An air sac communicating with the larynx through the ventricle, often bulging outward through the thyrohyoid membrane into the tissue of the neck, especially during coughing and playing of wind instruments. [laryngo- + G. kēlē, hernia]

la·ryn·go·cele

(lă-ring'gō-sēl) An air sac communicating with the larynx through the ventricle, often bulging outward into the tissue of the neck, especially during coughing. [laryngo- + G. kēlē, hernia]