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Larynx

Larynx Meaning & Definition
Larynx Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Larynx?

[n] a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

Synonyms | Synonyms for Larynx: voice box

Related Terms | Find terms related to Larynx: alveolar ridge | alveolus | apex | arytenoid cartilages | back | blade | dorsum | hard palate | lips | nasal cavity | oral cavity | palate | pharyngeal cavity | pharynx | soft palate | speech organ | syrinx | teeth | teeth ridge | tip | tongue | velum | vocal chink | vocal cords | vocal folds | vocal processes

See Also | Adam's apple | arteria laryngea | arytaenoid | arytenoid | arytenoid cartilage | cartilaginous structure | glottis | laryngeal artery | laryngeal vein | plica vocalis | speech organ | thyroid cartilage | upper respiratory tract | vena laryngea | vocal band | vocal cord | vocal fold | vocal organ

Larynx In Webster's Dictionary

\Lar"ynx\, n. [?L, from Gr. ?, ?.] (Anat.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis. Note: In the framework of the human larynx, the thyroid cartilage, attached to the hyoid bone, makes the protuberance on the front of the neck known as Adam's apple, and is articulated below to the ringlike cricoid cartilage. This is narrow in front and high behind, where, within the thyroid, it is surmounted by the two arytenoid cartilages, from which the vocal cords pass forward to be attached together to the front of the thyroid. See {Syrinx}.

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