Larynx

Noun

 * 1) An organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production, housing the vocal cords, and that is situated at the point where the upper tract splits into the trachea and the oesophagus/esophagus.

Synonyms

 * voice box

Derived terms

 * laryngal
 * laryngeal
 * laryngeal cancer
 * laryngectomy
 * laryngitis
 * laryngological
 * laryngologist
 * laryngology

Thesaurus
alveolar ridge, alveolus, apex, arytenoid cartilages, back, blade, dorsum, hard palate, lips, nasal cavity, oral cavity, palate, pharyngeal cavity, pharynx, soft palate, speech organ, syrinx, teeth, teeth ridge, tip, tongue, velum, vocal chink, vocal cords, vocal folds, vocal processes, voice box

Etymology
From λάρυγξ:

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/'l{rINks/}}

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 喉, 喉頭, 喉头, 嗓子
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 喉頭 (こうとう, koutou)
 * Korean: 후두 (hudu)
 * Latin: larynx nominative, laryngis genitive
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: struphuvud, larynx
 * Turkish:
 * Volapük: larin

Noun

 * 1) larynx

Etymology
From λάρυγξ:.