Definition of larynx in English:

larynx

nounPlural larynxes, Plural larynges ˈlarɪŋksˈlɛrɪŋks

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.
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Example sentencesExamples
- Smoking is a risk factor for cancer of the lung, mouth, larynx, bladder, kidney and several other organs.
- Elastic cartilage forms your outer ear and part of your larynx (voicebox).
- 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.

Rhymes

pharynx

Definition of larynx in US English:

larynx

nounˈleriNGksˈlɛrɪŋks

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.
〔剖〕喉
Example sentencesExamples
- Smoking is a risk factor for cancer of the lung, mouth, larynx, bladder, kidney and several other organs.
- We did the lungs, the heart, the thymus gland, the larynx, and the mouth today.
- Elastic cartilage forms your outer ear and part of your larynx (voicebox).
- The larynx is the ‘voicebox’, the organ in the neck that plays a crucial role in speech and breathing.
- Cancer of various organs, not only the lung, but also the larynx, bladder and oesophagus.

Origin

Late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek larunx.

单词	larynx
释义	Definition of larynx in English: larynx nounPlural larynxes, Plural larynges ˈlarɪŋksˈlɛrɪŋks 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. 〔剖〕喉 Example sentencesExamples Smoking is a risk factor for cancer of the lung, mouth, larynx, bladder, kidney and several other organs. Elastic cartilage forms your outer ear and part of your larynx (voicebox). 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. Rhymes pharynx Definition of larynx in US English: larynx nounˈleriNGksˈlɛrɪŋks 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. 〔剖〕喉 Example sentencesExamples Smoking is a risk factor for cancer of the lung, mouth, larynx, bladder, kidney and several other organs. We did the lungs, the heart, the thymus gland, the larynx, and the mouth today. Elastic cartilage forms your outer ear and part of your larynx (voicebox). The larynx is the ‘voicebox’, the organ in the neck that plays a crucial role in speech and breathing. Cancer of various organs, not only the lung, but also the larynx, bladder and oesophagus. Origin Late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek larunx.
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