LARYNX


Meaning of LARYNX in English

[ 'larɪŋks ]

■ noun ( plural ~es or larynges lə'rɪn(d)ʒi:z ) Anatomy the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and containing the vocal cords.

Origin

C16: mod. L., from Gk larunx .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.