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noun

any part of the body, as the tongue, velum, diaphragm, or lungs, that participates, actively or passively, voluntarily or involuntarily, in the production of the sounds of speech.

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speech organ
noun
any of the organs involved in speech production

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Differences in sound systems have a phonological basis: they depend on variation in speech organ positions or breath control.

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