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/ˈlɛɹ.ɪŋks/
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
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Synonyms: voice box
Antonyms: none provided
a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: voice box
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speech organ, vocal organ, organ of speech, cartilaginous structure
Borrowed from New Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx, “larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat”).
Across languages
Translations 100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
laring
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Arabic :
حَنْجَرَة
(ḥanjara)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Arabic :
حنجرة
(ḥangara)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Arabic :
حَنْجَرة
(ḥanjara)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Aramaic :
ܓܓܪܬܐ
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Armenian :
կոկորդ
(kokord)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Armenian :
խռչակ
(xṙčʻak)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Asturian :
larinxe
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Azerbaijani :
qırtlaq
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Belarusian :
гарта́нь
(hartánʹ)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Bengali :
স্বরযন্ত্র
(śorjontro)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Breton :
garloc'henn
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Bulgarian :
гръкля́н
(grǎklján)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Bulgarian :
ларинкс
(larinks)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Catalan :
laringe
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Chinese Mandarin :
喉
(hóu)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Chinese Mandarin :
喉頭 /喉头
(hóutóu)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Chinese Mandarin :
嗓子
(sǎngzi)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Cornish :
aval briansen
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Czech :
hrtan
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Danish :
strubehoved
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Dutch :
strottenhoofd
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Esperanto :
laringo
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Estonian :
kõri
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Faroese :
barkaknetti
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Faroese :
barkaknøttur
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Faroese :
barkakýli
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Finnish :
kurkunpää
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
French :
larynx
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Galician :
larinxe
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Georgian :
ხორხი
(xorxi)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
German :
Kehlkopf
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Greek :
λάρυγγας
(láryngas)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Ancient Greek :
λάρυγξ
(lárunx)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Hebrew :
בית הקול
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Hindi :
स्वरग्रंथि
(svaragranthi)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Hindi :
स्वरयंत्र
(svaryantra)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Hungarian :
gége
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Icelandic :
barkakýli
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Ido :
laringo
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Indonesian :
laring
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Ingrian :
kori
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Irish :
úll na scórnaí
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Irish :
an feadán glóir
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Irish :
laraing
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Italian :
laringe
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Japanese :
喉頭
(kōtō)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Kannada :
ಗಂಟಲಗೂಡು
(gaṇṭalagūḍu)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Kannada :
ಧ್ವನಿಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ
(dhvanipeṭṭige)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Kannada :
ಕಂಠ ಕುಹರ
(kaṇṭha kuhara)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Kazakh :
көмей
(kömei)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Kazakh :
көмекей
(kömekei)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Khmer :
ឃោសិត្រ
(khooset)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Khmer :
បំពង់កក្នុង
(bɑmpʊəŋ kɑɑ knoŋ)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Korean :
후두
(hudu)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Northern Kurdish :
qirrik
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Kyrgyz :
кекиртек
(kekirtek)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Latin :
larynx
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Latvian :
balsene
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Limburgish :
straot
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Lithuanian :
gerklos
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Macedonian :
грклан
(grklan)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Malay :
larinks
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Manx :
aahjioogh
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Manx :
goolag
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Māori :
paeoro
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Marathi :
स्वरयंत्र
(svaryantra)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Marathi :
कंठ
(kaṇṭha)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Norwegian :
strupehode
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Occitan :
laringe
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Persian :
حنجره
(hanjare)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Persian :
خشکنای
(xošknây)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Polish :
krtań
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Portuguese :
laringe
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Romanian :
laringe
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Russian :
горта́нь
(gortánʹ)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Russian :
гло́тка
(glótka)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Scottish Gaelic :
guthlag
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Serbo-Croatian :
гр̀кљан
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Serbo-Croatian :
gr̀kljan
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Slovak :
hrtan
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Slovene :
grlo
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Spanish :
laringe
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Swedish :
larynx
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Swedish :
struphuvud
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Tagalog :
patinigan
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Tagalog :
tatagukan
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Tamil :
குரல்வளை
(kuralvaḷai)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Telugu :
స్వరపేటిక
(svarapēṭika)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Thai :
กล่องเสียง
(glɔ̀ng-sǐiang)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Turkish :
gırtlak
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Turkmen :
kekirdek
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Ukrainian :
горта́нь
(hortánʹ)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Ukrainian :
гло́тка
(hlótka)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Uyghur :
بوغۇز
(boghuz)
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Uzbek :
kekirdak
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Vietnamese :
thanh quản
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Volapük :
larin
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Welsh :
laryncs
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Welsh :
corn gwddf
— organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
