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# larynx

noun (a larynx, larynges or larynxes)

«larynx» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) The voice box: the part at the top of the windpipe in the throat, which holds the vocal cords that vibrate to make sounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#m1)
2. It also helps stop food going into the lungs when you swallow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about the body, breathing and sound, the larynx is where voice comes from; when boys' voices «break» at puberty, the larynx grows and sticks out as the Adam's apple. Laryngitis is an illness that makes you lose your voice. Phrases: voice box, laryngitis.

### Examples

- The larynx is also called the voice box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#x1)
- Your vocal cords are inside your larynx. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#x2)
- When you speak, air from your lungs makes the vocal cords in your larynx vibrate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#x3)
- The Adam's apple is the front of the larynx. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#x4)
- She had laryngitis and could only whisper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#x5)
- Put your fingers on your throat and feel your larynx buzz when you hum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#x6)
- The larynx sits on top of the windpipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/#x7)

### Note

Countable: plural larynges (formal) or larynxes. Pronounced LA-rinks. Common spelling trap: it is «larynx», not «larnyx». Related: laryngitis (lar-in-JY-tis).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «larynx» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larynx/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«larynx» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/larynx.html) on Mova free.