larynx

lar·ynx   (lār'ĭngks)    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.]

larynx [(lar-ingks)]

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

larynx 

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

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.