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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lar•ynx /ˈlærɪŋks/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. la•ryn•ges /ləˈrɪndʒiz/USA pronunciation lar•ynx•es. - Anatomya structure at the upper part of the throat, shaped like a box, in which the vocal cords are located.
la•ryn•ge•al /ləˈrɪndʒiəl, ˌlærənˈdʒiəl/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lar•ynx (lar′ingks),USA pronunciation n., pl. la•ryn•ges (lə rin′jēz),USA pronunciation lar•ynx•es. - Anatomya muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- Zoology
- a similar vocal organ in other mammals.
- a corresponding structure in certain lower animals.
- Greek lárynx
- Neo-Latin
- 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: larynx /ˈlærɪŋks/ n ( pl larynges /ləˈrɪndʒiːz/) (larynxes)- a cartilaginous and muscular hollow organ forming part of the air passage to the lungs: in higher vertebrates it contains the vocal cords
Etymology: 16th Century: from New Latin larynx, from Greek larunx hy•oid (hī′oid),USA pronunciation [Anat., Zool.]adj. - Anatomy, ZoologyAlso, hy•oi′dal, hy•oi′de•an. noting or pertaining to aU-shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
n. - Anatomy, Zoologythe hyoid bone. See diag. under larynx.
- Greek hȳoeidé̄s, shaped like the letter hypsilon (i.e. upsilon), equivalent. to hȳ- (derivative of letter name hŷ, variant of ŷ; see upsilon) + -oeidēs -oid
- Neo-Latin hȳoïdes
- 1700–10
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024laryngo-, - a combining form representing larynx in compound words:laryngotomy.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] laryng-. - see -o- combining form representing Neo-Latin larynx, Greek lárynx (stem laryng-) larynx
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