larynxes

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larynxes noun

An organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus (or esophagus). It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

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voice box laryngeal laryngopharynx laryng pharynx vocal cords vocal chords laryngo laryngotracheal pharyngeal laryngology hypopharynx laryngectomy tracheae tracheary vocal cord

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caranx pharynxes

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