larynx
A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of…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.
» The glottis is part of the larynx.
Голосовая щель - часть гортани.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Kehlkopf
горта́ньgortánʹ, гло́ткаglótka
горта́ньhortánʹ, гло́ткаhlótka
- a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
Examples
4 sentencesThe glottis is part of the larynx.
ruГолосовая щель - часть гортани.
The human voice is produced by the larynx.
ruГолос человека зарождается в гортани.
What's the difference between the pharynx and larynx?
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen dem Kehlkopf und dem Rachen?
What is the difference between the pharynx and larynx?
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen dem Kehlkopf und dem Rachen?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx, “larynx; windpipe; gulBorrowed from New Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx, “larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat”).
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