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1. (n.) larynx
a muscular and cartilaginous structure at the upper part of the vertebrate trachea, in which the vocal cords are located.
Etymology: (1570–80; < NL < Gk lárynx, s.
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1. (noun) larynx, voice box
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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1. (noun) LARYNX
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 opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis
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1. LARYNX
A tubular organ of VOICE production. It is located in the anterior neck, superior to the TRACHEA and inferior to the tongue and HYOID BONE.
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