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    larynx
    (lar´inks) the muscular and cartilaginous structure, lined with mucous membrane, situated at the top of the trachea and below the root of the tongue and the hyoid bone; it contains the vocal cords and is the source of the sound heard in speech. The larynx is part of the respiratory system; air pass...
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    Larynx
    • (n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an openin...
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    larynx
    a hollow, tubular structure connected to the top of the windpipe (trachea); air passes through the larynx on its way to the lungs. The larynx also ... [10 related articles]
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    larynx
    larynx (s), larynges (pl) 1. The organ of voice production. 2. The part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea. It consists of a framework of cartilages and elastic membranes housing the vocal folds and the muscles that control the position and tension of these elements.
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    Larynx
    The larynx (plural larynges), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the neck of amphibians, reptiles (incl. birds) and mammals (including humans) involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. It manipulates pitch and volume. The larynx houses t...
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    larynx
    Larynx. Cross-sectional diagram Known commonly as the voice box or 'Adam's apple', an organ in the neck of humans and other mammals that is involved in the production sound and also serves to protect the upper part of the trachea (windpipe). The larynx houses the vocal cords and is shaped like ...
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    larynx
    larynx (lâr'ingks) , organ of voice in mammals. Commonly known as the voice box, the larynx is a tubular chamber about 2 in. (5 cm) high, consisting of walls of cartilage bound by ligaments and membranes, and moved by muscles. The human larynx extends from the trachea, or windpipe. In human...
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    Larynx
    The larynx is the organ (voice-box) at the entrance to the trachea (windpipe) in the front of the neck. It is the organ by which the voice is produced. The larynx is enclosed by cartilages. Below it is supported by a firm ring, the cricoid cartilage, which is the entrance to the trachea proper. The ...
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    larynx
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lar′ingks, lă-rin′jēz Definitions: 1. The organ of voice production; the part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea; it consists of a framework of cartilages and elastic membranes housing the vocal folds and the muscles that cont...
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    larynx
    In mammals, a cavity at the upper end of the trachea (windpipe) containing the vocal cords. It is stiffened with cartilage and lined with mucous membrane. Amphibians and reptiles have much simpler larynxes, with no vocal cords. Birds have a similar cavity, called the syrinx, found lower down the tra...
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    LARYNX
    Muscular, cartilage-containing structure comprising the upper part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and trachea, and containing the vocal chords; the "voice-box."
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    LARYNX
    The cartilage support structures that connect the superior trachea, the pharynx inferior to the tongue, and the hyoid bone. It supports the sphincter at the entrance to the trachea (the glottis or true vocal cords) and is therfore also the organ responsible for voice.
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    larynx
    Greek = voice-box, adjective - laryngeal.
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