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larynx

[ lar-ingks ]

noun

plural larynges larynxes.
  1. Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
  2. Zoology.
    1. a similar vocal organ in other mammals.
    2. a corresponding structure in certain lower animals.


larynx

/ ˈæɪŋ /

noun

  1. a cartilaginous and muscular hollow organ forming part of the air passage to the lungs: in higher vertebrates it contains the vocal cords
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

larynx

/ ăĭԲ /

, Plural larynges ə-ĭŧ

  1. 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.
  2. Also called voice box

larynx

  1. The specialized upper portion of the trachea that contains the vocal cords ; the voice box.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of larynx1

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek áԳ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of larynx1

C16: from New Latin larynx, from Greek larunx
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The surgeon general’s advisory said that cancers of the colorectum, esophagus, liver, mouth, throat and larynx are all tied to drinking, as is breast cancer in women.

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I should first clarify for readers that in real life you don’t speak like the ghost of every British stage ham converged into one larynx.

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Consultations with doctors eventually brought a brutal diagnosis: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder in which the muscles in the larynx tighten or lapse into spasms, strangulating speech while making singing a significant challenge.

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The results of the modelling, published in the journal Environmental Advances, have pinpointed hotspots in the human respiratory system where plastic particles can accumulate, from the nasal cavity and larynx and into the lungs.

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Less than a month into its Peace Out circuit, Aerosmith announced in a September 2023 statement that Tyler’s injury — a fractured larynx — was “more serious than initially thought.”

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