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electrolarynx

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • rhymes with -æɹɪŋks
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹɪŋks

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of mechanical larynx to assist those who have lost their original voicebox to produce clearer speech.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From electro- + larynx.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 電子喉 /电子喉 (diànzǐhóu) — mechanical larynx to assist those who have list their original voicebox
  • Finnish: puhevibraattori — mechanical larynx to assist those who have list their original voicebox