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syrinx
syr·inx S0973700 (sîr′ĭngks)n. pl. sy·rin·ges (sə-rĭn′jēz, -rĭng′gēz) or syr·inx·es 1. Music See panpipe.2. Zoology The vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.
[Latin sȳrinx, from Greek sūrinx.]
sy·rin′ge·al (sə-rĭn′jē-əl) adj.syrinx (ˈsɪrɪŋks) n, pl syringes (sɪˈrɪndʒiːz) or syrinxes1. (Zoology) the vocal organ of a bird, which is situated in the lower part of the trachea2. (Instruments) (in classical Greek music) a panpipe or set of panpipes3. (Anatomy) anatomy another name for the Eustachian tube[C17: via Latin from Greek surinx pipe] syringeal adj
Syrinx (ˈsɪrɪŋks) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph who was changed into a reed to save her from the amorous pursuit of Pan. From this reed Pan then fashioned his musical pipessyr•inx (ˈsɪr ɪŋks)
n., pl. sy•rin•ges (səˈrɪn dʒiz) syr•inx•es. 1. the vocal organ of birds, situated in the lower part of the trachea where it divides into the bronchi. 2. panpipe. [1600–10; < Greek sŷrinx pipe] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  syrinx - a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound togetherpandean pipe, panpipepipe - a tubular wind instrument | | 2. | syrinx - the vocal organ of a birdbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" |
Translationssyrinx
syrinx: see panpipespanpipes,
Pandean pipes
, or syrinx
, musical wind instrument, consisting of graduated tubes closed at one end and fastened together. The player holds the instrument vertically and blows into the open end of the tube; each tube has its own pitch.
..... Click the link for more information. .syrinx[′sir·iŋks] (paleontology) A tube surrounding the pedicle in certain fossil brachiopods. (vertebrate zoology) The vocal organ in birds. syrinxIn ancient Egypt, a narrow and deep rock-cut channel or tunnel forming a characteristic feature of Egyptian tombs of the New Empire.Syrinxtransformed into reeds which pursuing Pan made into pipe. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 232; Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]See: Music
Syrinxnymph, pursued by Pan, was changed into a reed, from which Pan made his pipes. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 876]See: Transformationsyrinx
syrinx [sir´inks] a tube or pipe; a fistula.syr·inx, pl. sy·ring·es (sir'ingks, sĭ-rin'jēz), 1. A rarely used synonym for fistula. 2. A pathologic tubular cavity in the brain or spinal cord with a gliotic lining. [G. a tube, pipe] syrinx (sîr′ĭngks)n. pl. syringes (sə-rĭn′jēz, -rĭng′gēz) or syrinxes Zoology The vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.
sy·rin′ge·al (sə-rĭn′jē-əl) adj.An anormal fluid-containing cavity in the spinal cord in syringomyelia, named by Ollivier d'Angers in 1824syr·inx, pl. syringes (sir'ingks, sir-in'jēz) 1. A pathologic tubular cavity in the brain or spinal cord. 2. The lower part of the bird trachea, which produces vocal sounds. [G. a tube, pipe]syrinx the sound-producing organ in birds, consisting of a resonating chamber formed by two thin membranes. It is situated where the trachea divides into the bronchii. Compare LARYNX.syrinx
Related to syrinx: syringomyelia, Chiari malformationSynonyms for syrinxnoun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound togetherSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the vocal organ of a birdRelated Words- bird
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