laryngismus

(lar-in-jiz'mus). spasmodic narrc ing or closure of the rima glottidis. 1. paral}rt'ic "roaring" in horses, due to paralysis of the current laryngeal nerve. 1. strid'ulus [L. stridul noisy], crowing convulsions, Kopp's asthn Millar's asthma, Weichmann's asthma; a sp modio closure of the glottis, lasting a few sec on followed by a noisy inspiration; cf. laryngi siridulosa,