n., pl., la·ryn·ges (lə-rĭn'jēz), or lar·ynx·es.
The part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea, having walls of cartilage and muscle and containing the vocal cords enveloped in folds of mucous membrane.
[New Latin, from Greek larunx.]
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