larynx
/ˈlarɪŋks
/noun (plural larynges /ləˈrɪn(d)ʒiːz/ or larynxes) Anatomy
The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.We did the lungs, the heart, the thymus gland, the larynx, and the mouth today....
- Cancer of various organs, not only the lung, but also the larynx, bladder and oesophagus.
- The larynx is the ‘voicebox’, the organ in the neck that plays a crucial role in speech and breathing.
Origin
Late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek larunx.