a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
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larynx |
voice box |
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
part meronym
glottis
laryngeal artery, arteria laryngea
laryngeal vein, vena laryngea
arytenoid, arytaenoid, arytenoid cartilage
thyroid cartilage, Adam's apple
vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalis
hypernym
part holonym