ALL meanings of larynx
lar·ynx
L l - noun larynx The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box. 1
- noun larynx voice box 1
- noun plural larynx Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located. 1
- noun plural larynx Zoology. a similar vocal organ in other mammals. a corresponding structure in certain lower animals. 1
- countable noun larynx Your larynx is the top part of the passage that leads from your throat to your lungs and contains your vocal cords. 0
- noun larynx a cartilaginous and muscular hollow organ forming part of the air passage to the lungs: in higher vertebrates it contains the vocal cords 0
- noun larynx the structure of muscle and cartilage at the upper end of the human trachea, containing the vocal cords and serving as the organ of voice 0
- noun larynx a similar structure in most other vertebrates 0
- noun larynx 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. 0