larynx
noun
lar·ynx
ˈler-iŋ(k)s 
ˈla-riŋ(k)s
plural larynges
lə-ˈrin-(ˌ)jēz
or larynxes
or larynxes
: the modified upper part of the trachea of air-breathing vertebrates that in humans, most other mammals, and some amphibians and reptiles contains the vocal cords
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Back in January, former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory linking alcohol consumption to the risk of developing seven different types of cancer, including those of the breast, colorectal, esophagus, liver, mouth, throat and voice box (larynx).
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Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The singers then let their lungs deflate, and the altered air made its way back up through their bronchi, into their tracheas and through their larynxes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Cartilage transplants are central to many procedures, being used to fix cleft palates, correct missing or misshapen ears, or to repair damage to someone’s larynx caused by cancer.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
In particular, the advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal, mouth, larynx (voice box), colon and rectal cancers.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
The singers then let their lungs deflate, and the altered air made its way back up through their bronchi, into their tracheas and through their larynxes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Cartilage transplants are central to many procedures, being used to fix cleft palates, correct missing or misshapen ears, or to repair damage to someone’s larynx caused by cancer.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
In particular, the advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal, mouth, larynx (voice box), colon and rectal cancers.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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larynx
noun
lar·ynx
ˈlar-iŋ(k)s
plural larynges
lə-ˈrin-(ˌ)jēz
or larynxes
or larynxes
: the upper part of the trachea that in human beings and most mammals contains the vocal cords
called also voice box
Medical Definition
larynx
noun
lar·ynx
ˈlar-iŋ(k)s
plural larynges
lə-ˈrin-(ˌ)jēz
or larynxes
or larynxes
: the modified upper part of the respiratory passage of air-breathing vertebrates that is bounded above by the glottis, is continuous below with the trachea, has a complex cartilaginous or bony skeleton capable of limited motion through the action of associated muscles, and in humans, most other mammals, and a few lower forms has a set of elastic vocal cords that play a major role in sound production and speech
called also voice box
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