larynx
/ˈlæ.ɹɪŋks/US/ˈlɛɹ.ɪŋks/
larynx noun: 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.
Noun
larynx (plural larynges or larynxes)
- 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...1727, Walter Harris, “Section II. Of the Wonderful Works of God.”, in The Great and Wonderful Works of God Humbly Represented: And the Just and Equal Distributions of Providence Demonstrated. […]...
- The larynx is the instrument of the voice, of which the rima glottidis is the immediate organ. [...] The change of the voice from acute to grave at the time of puberty, when the larynx undergoes a remarkable development, as well as its acuteness in females, whose glottis is less by one third than...1809, William Nicholson, “PHYSIOLOGY”, in The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; […], volume V (N … R), London: Printed by C[harles] Whittingham, […]; for Longman, Hurst, Rees...
- Synonyms:
- voice box
larynx meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
larynx in Hindi
- organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
- स्वरग्रंथि svaragranthi, स्वरयंत्र svaryantra
larynx in Tamil
- organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
- குரல்வளை kuralvaḷai
larynx in Marathi
- organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
- स्वरयंत्र svaryantra, कंठ kaṇṭha
larynx in Urdu
- نرخرہ, ٹینٹوا
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- larynx in Bengali
- স্বরযন্ত্র śorjontro
- larynx in Telugu
- స్వరపేటిక svarapēṭika
- larynx in Kannada
- ಗಂಟಲಗೂಡು gaṇṭalagūḍu, ಧ್ವನಿಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ dhvanipeṭṭige, ಕಂಠ ಕುಹರ kaṇṭha kuhara
- larynx in Gujarati
- સ્વરપેટી svarpeṭī
- larynx in Odia
- ଗଳା gaḷā
- larynx in Tagalog
- patinigan, tatagukan
- larynx in Arabic
- حَنْجَرَة ḥanjara
- larynx in Malay
- larinks
- larynx in Indonesian
- laring
- larynx in Persian
- حنجره hanjare, خشکنای xošknây
- larynx in Thai
- กล่องเสียง glɔ̀ng-sǐiang
- larynx in Vietnamese
- thanh quản
Examples of larynx in a sentence
- The differences in the voices of man and woman cannot but have been always obſerved; and their larynxes exhibit, on a merely ſuperficial inſpection, a great diſproportion in ſize.1819, Abraham Rees, “LARYNX”, in The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature. [...] In Thirty-nine Volumes...
- The work on larynx transplantation has been discussed in the previous paragraphs.1968 April 25, John E. Bordley (witness), Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriations for 1969: Hearings before...
Synonyms of larynx
Forms of larynx
| plural | larynges |
|---|---|
| plural | larynxes |
Origin of larynx
Borrowed from New Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx, “larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat”).
Words formed from larynx
Phrases with larynx
Words that rhyme with larynx
- epipharynx
- pharynx
- buccopharynx
- electrolarynx
- endolarynx
- epilarynx
- glossopharynx
- hyolarynx
- hypolarynx
- hypopharynx
- laryngopharynx
- microlarynx
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Questions about larynx
- What does larynx mean?
- Larynx means 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.
- What is larynx in Hindi?
- Larynx in Hindi is स्वरग्रंथि (svaragranthi), स्वरयंत्र (svaryantra). See Larynx meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use larynx in a sentence?
- The differences in the voices of man and woman cannot but have been always obſerved; and their larynxes exhibit, on a merely ſuperficial inſpection, a great diſproportion in ſize.
- What part of speech is larynx?
- Larynx is a noun.
- How do you pronounce larynx?
- Larynx is pronounced /ˈlæ.ɹɪŋks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of larynx?
- The plural of larynx is larynges.
Words near larynx in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: larynx (page history and authors); larynx (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); સ્વરપેટી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ଗଳା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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