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lar·ynx

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–noun, plural la·ryn·ges

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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.

Zoology.

a.	a similar vocal organ in other mammals.

b.	a corresponding structure in certain lower animals.

[Origin: 1570–80; < NL < Gk lárynx

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n. pl. la·ryn·ges (lə-rĭn'jēz) or lar·ynx·es
The part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea, having walls of cartilage and muscle and containing the vocal cords enveloped in folds of mucous membrane.

[New Latin, from Greek larunx.]

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larynx

1578, from M.Fr., from Gk. larynx (gen. laryngos) "the upper windpipe," probably from laimos "throat," influenced by pharynx "throat, windpipe." Laryngitis (1822) is Medical L., from larynx + -itis (q.v.).

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larynx
noun
a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

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Plural larynges (lə-rĭn'jēz) or larynxes
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. Also called voice box.

laryngeal adjective

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larynx [(lar-ingks)]

The specialized upper portion of the trachea that contains the vocal cords; the voice box.

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larynx lar·ynx (lār'ĭngks)
n. pl. lar·ynx·es or la·ryn·ges (lə-rĭn'jēz)
The part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea, having walls of cartilage and muscle and containing the vocal cords enveloped in folds of mucous membrane.

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Main Entry: lar·ynx
Pronunciation: 'lar-i[ng](k)s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural la·ryn·ges /l&-'rin-(")jEz/ or lar·ynx·es
: the modified upper part of the respiratory passage of air-breathing vertebrates that is bounded above by the glottis, is continuous below withthe trachea, has a complex cartilaginous or bony skeleton capable of limited motion through the action of associated muscles, and in humans, most other mammals, and a few lower forms has a set ofelastic vocal cords that play a major role in sound production and speech called also voice box

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Larynx

Glot"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, from ?, ?, the tongue. See Gloss an explanatory remark.] (Anat.) The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.

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