I. lə-ˈrin-jəl also -jē-əl; ˌla-rən-ˈjē-əl adjective
Date: 1795
1. : of, relating to, or used on the larynx
a laryngeal obstruction
2. : produced by or with constriction of the larynx
laryngeal articulation of sounds
II. noun
Date: circa 1902
1. : an anatomical part (as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx
2.
a. : a laryngeal sound
b. : any of a set of several conjectured phonemes reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European chiefly on indirect evidence