voice box
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voice box
n.
The larynx.
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voice box
n
1. (Anatomy) another word for the larynx
2. (Instruments) Also called: talkbox an electronic guitar attachment with a tube into the player's mouth to modulate the sound vocally
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voice′ box`
n.
the larynx.
[1910–15]
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voice box
(vois) See larynx.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() glottis - 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 |
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voice box
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voice box
n → Kehlkopf m
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