larynx

From Middle French larynx, from Ancient Greek λάρυγξ (lárunx).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæ.ɹɪŋks/

larynx (plural larynges or larynxes)

1. 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.

• voice box (informal)

• pharynx
• larynx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• larynx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

larynx m

1. larynx

   Synonym: hrtan

• larynx in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• larynx in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

From Ancient Greek λάρυγξ (lárunx).

• IPA^(key): /la.ʁɛ̃ks/

larynx m (plural larynx)

1. larynx

• “larynx” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).