English
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Pronunciation
IPA: /�læ.ɹɪ�ks/
SAMPA: /'l{rINks/
Schoolbook Phonetics: (l�ʹrĭngks)
Last Resort Phonetics: LAI(R)-rinks

Noun
larynx (plural larynges (technical), larynxes (informal))

1. An organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production, housing the vocal cords, and that is situated at the point where the upper tract splits into the trachea and the oesophagus/esophagus.

Synonyms
voice box (informal)

Translations
trans-top|the organ

Chinese: � (hou)
Czech: hrtan m
Dutch: strottenhoofd
Finnish: kurkunpää
French: larynx m
German: Kehlkopf m
Greek: λά��γγα� (láryngas)
Italian: laringe#Italian|laringe f
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Japanese: �頭 (����, koutou)
Korean: �� (hudu)
Latin: larynx nominative, laryngis genitive
Polish: krta� f
Russian: го��ан� (gortán') f
Spanish: laringe#Spanish|laringe f
Swedish: struphuvud n, #Swedish|larynx n
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Derived terms
laryngal
laryngeal
laryngeal cancer
laryngectomy
laryngitis
laryngological
laryngologist
laryngology

See also
w:larynx|Wikipedia article on the larynx

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