Uk English Meaning of larynx
larynx
Other Uk English words related to larynx
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of larynx
- laryngotracheotomy => Laryngotracheotomy
- laryngotracheobronchitis => croup
- laryngotracheal => laryngotracheal
- laryngotomy => laryngotomy
- laryngotome => laryngotome
- laryngostenosis => Laryngeal stenosis
- laryngospasm => Laryngospasm
- laryngoscopy => Laryngoscopy
- laryngoscopist => Laryngoscopist
- laryngoscopic => laryngoscopic
Definitions and Meaning of larynx in English
larynx (n)
a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
larynx (n.)
The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis.
FAQs About the word larynx
larynx
a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speechThe expanded upper end of the w
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
laryngotracheotomy => Laryngotracheotomy, laryngotracheobronchitis => croup, laryngotracheal => laryngotracheal, laryngotomy => laryngotomy, laryngotome => laryngotome,
