| voice box n. The larynx. |
voice box
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) another word for the larynx Related adj laryngeal
2. (Music / Instruments) Also called talkbox an electronic guitar attachment with a tube into the player's mouth to modulate the sound vocally
| voice box (vois) See larynx. |
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| Noun | 1. |  voice box - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speechglottis - the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated 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 |
voice box noun
Translations
voice box
n → Kehlkopf m
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