syrinx

Meaning

1. A set of panpipes.
2. (broadly) Chiefly in the plural: a narrow channel cut in rock, especially in Ancient Egyptian burial chambers.
3. (broadly) Any of several abnormal tube-shaped structures in the body, especially a rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity in the brain stem or within the spinal cord.
4. (broadly) The voice organ in birds, located at or near where the trachea and the bronchi join.

Synonyms

panpipe

pandean pipe

larynx

vocal cords

lower larynx

panpipes

piping bag

pan flute

pipe orifice

forcing bag

epiglottis

voice organ

Eustachian tube

Translations

flauta de Pan

Epiglottis

siringa

Syrinx

Hirtenflöte

Schalmei

Panflöte

Stimmbänder

Larynx

tarota

Stimmorgan

ευσταχιανή σύριγξ

αυλός του Πανός

حنجرة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪɹɪŋks/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sȳrinx (“reed; reed pipe, panpipes”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “panpipes; pipe-shaped object”), from Pre-Greek. Doublet of syringe.
The plural form syringes is a learned borrowing from Latin sȳringes.