larynx

Meaning

A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

Synonyms

throat

voice box

Adam’s apple

windpipe

gullet

trachea

voice

wind-pipe

vagus nerve

vocal chords

vocal cords

weasand

whistle

respiratory tract

strep throat

voicebox

epiglottis

fauces

gorge

neck

oesophagus

syrinx

tonsils

Translations

larynx

laringe

laringe

Kehlkopf

λάρυγγας

laringe

strottenhoofd

laringe

strottehoofd

حنجرة

larynx

gırtlak

Larynx

Adamsapfel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlæ.ɹɪŋks/

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx, “larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat”).