Larynx
noun
The part in your throat that contains the vocal cords which help produce speech and sound.
The singer had surgery to repair her damaged larynx.
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- check the larynx
- damaged larynx
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noun
The part in your throat that contains the vocal cords which help produce speech and sound.
The singer had surgery to repair her damaged larynx.
Often appears as...
- check the larynx
- damaged larynx
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Anatomy Context
The larynx is essential for breathing, swallowing, and speaking, highlighting its role in human biology.
During biology class, we learned how the larynx contributes to our ability to speak.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Care
Discussions about the larynx are common in medical settings, especially in issues related to voice or throat.
The doctor used a laryngoscope to examine my larynx for any abnormalities.
Pro Tip 3/3Speech Production
The larynx houses the vocal cords; damage to it can affect one's ability to speak clearly.
After the accident, his larynx was injured, causing his voice to become hoarse.
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How whales breathe,...
How do we know what's going on? Well, we look at the voice box, or larynx, and we see -- this is from a baby whale so it's much smaller. You see this little u-shaped thing I've outlined in blue. That's the part that's vibrating. It's kind of like our vocal folds. When I put my hand in there, where that blue sleeve is, you can see there's a sack underneath it.
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Why can parrots talk? -...
A person would string these sounds together using their larynx, the organ at the top of their windpipe. It consists of rings of muscles and a vibrating membrane that controls airflow. They’d finely shape the vocalization into enunciated words using their tongue and lips.
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The secret of the bat...
to use sound to perceive their environment they use echolocation now what I mean by echolocation the emitter sound from their larynx out to their mouth or through their nose this sound wave comes out and it reflects and echoes back of
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
But one other extremely unique thing about bats is that they are able to use sound to perceive their environment. They use echolocation. Now, what I mean by echolocation -- they emit a sound from their larynx out through their mouth
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Why Do Cats Purr? PIPE Nora...
they're really not under frequency analysis they're almost identical what's interesting about the cats purr is that it's not just generated by the larynx it's generated by the diaphragm right here that muscle that helps you breathe
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A Man of the World PIPE...
could paralyze your larynx in which case you're not coming back dill was connected to an emergency rope that ran up to the surface and lowered himself into the water and then he was all alone suspended in freezing water at the top
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Why does your voice...
to intuitively play our internal instruments. This process is the same from your first words to your last, but as you age, your larynx ages too. During puberty, the first major shift starts, as your voice begins to deepen.
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Why you don’t like the...
And the larynx is the site of your voice. When baby humans are born today, their larynx is not descended yet. That only happens at about three months old. So, metaphorically, each of us here
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Roger Ebert: Remaking my...
and recuperation. The doctors took a fibula bone from my leg and some tissue from my shoulder to fashion into a new jaw. My tongue, larynx and vocal cords were still healthy and unaffected.
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What happens in your...
Alright. So what you can see there, that's the base of the tongue. The side walls of the screen, that's the pharynx. All muscle walls, and in the deep, dark decks is the larynx.
Video examples
How whales breathe,...
How do we know what's going on? Well, we look at the voice box, or larynx, and we see -- this is from a baby whale so it's much smaller. You see this little u-shaped thing I've outlined in blue. That's the part that's vibrating. It's kind of like our vocal folds. When I put my hand in there, where that blue sleeve is, you can see there's a sack underneath it.
Video examples
Why can parrots talk? -...
A person would string these sounds together using their larynx, the organ at the top of their windpipe. It consists of rings of muscles and a vibrating membrane that controls airflow. They’d finely shape the vocalization into enunciated words using their tongue and lips.
Video examples
The secret of the bat...
to use sound to perceive their environment they use echolocation now what I mean by echolocation the emitter sound from their larynx out to their mouth or through their nose this sound wave comes out and it reflects and echoes back of
Video examples
Emma Teeling: The secret...
But one other extremely unique thing about bats is that they are able to use sound to perceive their environment. They use echolocation. Now, what I mean by echolocation -- they emit a sound from their larynx out through their mouth
Video examples
Why Do Cats Purr? PIPE Nora...
they're really not under frequency analysis they're almost identical what's interesting about the cats purr is that it's not just generated by the larynx it's generated by the diaphragm right here that muscle that helps you breathe
Video examples
A Man of the World PIPE...
could paralyze your larynx in which case you're not coming back dill was connected to an emergency rope that ran up to the surface and lowered himself into the water and then he was all alone suspended in freezing water at the top
Video examples
Why does your voice...
to intuitively play our internal instruments. This process is the same from your first words to your last, but as you age, your larynx ages too. During puberty, the first major shift starts, as your voice begins to deepen.
Video examples
Why you don’t like the...
And the larynx is the site of your voice. When baby humans are born today, their larynx is not descended yet. That only happens at about three months old. So, metaphorically, each of us here
Video examples
Roger Ebert: Remaking my...
and recuperation. The doctors took a fibula bone from my leg and some tissue from my shoulder to fashion into a new jaw. My tongue, larynx and vocal cords were still healthy and unaffected.
Video examples
What happens in your...
Alright. So what you can see there, that's the base of the tongue. The side walls of the screen, that's the pharynx. All muscle walls, and in the deep, dark decks is the larynx.
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Quote examples
Mary Steenburgen
American Actress
I studied with Sandy Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. I was in the last class to study with him before he had his larynx removed, so I actually remember the sound of his voice. He was an incredible teacher.
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Roman Jakobson
Russian Scientist
Remember that the pharynx is at a crossroads from which leads off, at the top, the passage to the mouth cavity and the passage to the nasal cavity, and below, the passage to the larynx.
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John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.
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Jeffrey Donovan
American Actor
I have a hands-off policy when it comes to my larynx.
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Mary Steenburgen
American Actress
I studied with Sandy Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. I was in the last class to study with him before he had his larynx removed, so I actually remember the sound of his voice. He was an incredible teacher.
Quote examples
Roman Jakobson
Russian Scientist
Remember that the pharynx is at a crossroads from which leads off, at the top, the passage to the mouth cavity and the passage to the nasal cavity, and below, the passage to the larynx.
Quote examples
John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.
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Jeffrey Donovan
American Actor
I have a hands-off policy when it comes to my larynx.
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