About The Word Larynx
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Larynx
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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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