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| lar·ynx [ lárringks ] (plural la·ryn·ges [ lə rín jz ] or lar·ynx·es) |
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voice box: the cartilaginous box-shaped part of the respiratory tract between the level of the root of the tongue and the top of the trachea. In humans and some other air-breathing vertebrates it is the organ of voice production, containing the vocal cords.
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| [Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek larugx] |
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