noun
a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
• Syn: ↑larynx
• Hypernyms: ↑cartilaginous structure, ↑speech organ, ↑vocal organ, ↑organ of speech
• Part Holonyms: ↑upper respiratory tract
• Part Meronyms:
↑glottis, ↑laryngeal artery, ↑arteria laryngea, ↑laryngeal vein, ↑vena laryngea, ↑arytenoid, ↑arytaenoid, ↑arytenoid cartilage, ↑thyroid cartilage, ↑Adam's apple, ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal fold, ↑vocal band, ↑plica vocalis
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noun : larynx
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the larynx.
[1910-15]
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voice box noun
The larynx
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Main Entry: ↑voice
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the part of your throat from which you produce sounds
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voice box,
the box-shaped cavity in the throat containing the vocal cords; larynx.
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n. the larynx
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noun, pl ⋯ boxes [count]
: the part of the throat that contains the vocal cords : ↑larynx
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the area at the top of the throat that contains the ↑vocal cords
Useful english dictionary. 2012.