larynx
IPA: ɫˈɛrɪŋks
noun
- (anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production.
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Examples of "larynx" in Sentences
- He was dying of tuberculosis of the larynx.
- It comprises the larynx and the vocal tract.
- The nasal passage join to the larynx via the pharynx.
- Generally, the larger the larynx is, the lower the voice.
- His descriptions of the larynx and epiglottis are very rudimentary.
- Guttural consonants, consonant sounds that are formed in the larynx.
- It also results in anaesthesia of the larynx, pharynx and soft palate.
- Laughter is anatomically caused by the epiglottis constricting the larynx.
- The incidence of cancers of the esophagus and larynx increase by 0.7 per 1000.
- The unpaired cartilages of the larynx are the thyroid, cricoid and epiglottis.
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