Disease or Syndrome
laryngostenosis
Subclass of:
Congenital abnormality of respiratory system; Laryngeal Diseases
Definitions related to laryngostenosis:
  • Developmental or acquired stricture or narrowing of the LARYNX. Symptoms of respiratory difficulty depend on the degree of laryngeal narrowing.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (laryngeal stenosis) Laryngeal stenosis is a congenital or acquired narrowing of the upper airway that results in difficulty breathing.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (laryngeal stenosis) Narrowing of the laryngeal airway.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (laryngeal stenosis) Stricture or narrowing of the larynx that may be associated with symptoms of respiratory difficulty depending on the degree of laryngeal narrowing.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (laryngeal stenosis) A disorder characterized by a narrowing of the laryngeal airway.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Laryngeal stenosis is a congenital or acquired narrowing of the airway that may affect the supraglottis, glottis, and/or subglottis. It can be defined as a partial or circumferential narrowing of the endolaryngeal airway and may be congenital or acquired.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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