PHTHISIS LARYNGEA
\fθˈɪsiz lˈaɹɪnd͡ʒˌi͡ə], \fθˈɪsiz lˈaɹɪndʒˌiə], \f_θ_ˈɪ_s_i_z l_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_n_dʒ_ˌiə]\
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Is a species of consumption analogous to phthisis pulmonalis, produced by inflammation and ulceration of the interior of the larynx, and sometimes by caries of the cartilages. Phthisis trachealis, Tracheophthisis, (F.) Phthisie tracheale, is a similar affection, seated in the trachea. Chronic inflammation of the larynx and trachea may exist, however, without tubercles or phthisis.
By Robley Dunglison