larynx
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larynx
- /ˈlæ.ɹɪŋks/ UK
- /ˈlɛɹ.ɪŋks/ US
- /ˈlæɹ.ɪŋks/ US
Rhymes with -æɹɪŋks, -ɛəɹɪŋks
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Borrowed from New Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx, “larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat”).
noun larynges · larynxes
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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, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.
There is one thing, among abundance of others, in Anatomy, which has always much affected me with Admiration, [...] It is the Situation and Elaſticity of the Epiglottis, a ſoft Cartilaginous Cover to the Larynx, or Orifice of the Wind-pipe; that this Epiglottis ſhould, all a Man's life, be drawn up,
Similar: voice box
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noun organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
| Español | laringe |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 후두 hudu |
| 日本語 | 喉頭 kōtō |
| 中文 | 喉 hóu, 喉頭 /喉头 hóutóu, 嗓子 sǎngzi |
| हिन्दी | स्वरग्रंथि svaragranthi, स्वरयंत्र svaryantra |
| Português | laringe |
| Français | larynx |
| Deutsch | Kehlkopf |
| Italiano | laringe |
| Ελληνικά | λάρυγγας láryngas |
| Română | laringe |
| Русский | горта́нь gortánʹ, гло́тка glótka |
| Tiếng Việt | thanh quản |
| العربية | حَنْجَرَة ḥanjara |
| עברית | בית הקול |
Talk about this word "larynx." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/larynx. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. larynx. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/larynx "larynx." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/larynx.Cite this
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title = {larynx},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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