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Definitions of larynx
  1. noun
    a 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
  • 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
  • laryngoscope a medical instrument for examining the larynx
  • glottis the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
  • adam's apple the largest cartilage of the larynx
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