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nouna 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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- choking a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
- windpipe membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
- trachea membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
- stridor a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx
- laryngitis inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing
- laryngoscope a medical instrument for examining the larynx
- vagus a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
- laryngeal of or relating to or situated in the larynx
- glottis the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
- arytenoid either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached