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larynx

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lar·ynx  (lrngks)
n. pl. la·ryn·ges (l-rnjz) or lar·ynx·es
The part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea, having walls of cartilage and muscle and containing the vocal cords enveloped in folds of mucous membrane.

[New Latin, from Greek larunx.]

larynx [ˈlærɪŋks]
n pl larynges [ləˈrɪndʒiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a cartilaginous and muscular hollow organ forming part of the air passage to the lungs: in higher vertebrates it contains the vocal cords
[from New Latin larynx, from Greek larunx]

larynx  (lrngks)
Plural larynges (l-rnjz) or larynxes
The upper part of the trachea in most vertebrate animals, containing the vocal cords. The walls of the larynx are made of cartilage. Sound is produced by air passing through the larynx on the way to the lungs, causing the walls of the larynx to vibrate. The pitch of the sound that is produced can be altered by the pull of muscles, which changes the tension of the vocal cords. Also called voice box.

laryngeal adjective
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Noun1.larynxlarynx - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
glottis - the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
organ of speech, speech organ, vocal organ - any of the organs involved in speech production
arteria laryngea, laryngeal artery - either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
laryngeal vein, vena laryngea - one of two veins draining the larynx
upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea
arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage - either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
thyroid cartilage, Adam's apple - the largest cartilage of the larynx
plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold - either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage

larynx noun
Related words
adjective laryngeal
Translations
larynx [ˈlærɪŋks] N (larynxes or larynges (pl)) [ləˈrɪndʒiːz]laringe f
larynx [ˈlærɪŋks] nlarynx m
larynx
nKehlkopf m, → Larynx m (spec)
larynx [ˈlærɪŋks] n (Anat) → laringe f
larynx [ˈlærɪŋks] n (Anat) → laringe f


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By cunning operations on tongue, throat, larynx, and nasal cavities a man's whole enunciation and manner of speech could be changed.
And the great difference between man and monkey is in the larynx, he continued,-- in the incapacity to frame delicately different sound-symbols by which thought could be sustained.
Do you think I am ever caught napping at such an hour, and that I have not got lungs and a larynx as well as yourself?
 
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