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voice box

noun

a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

• Syn: ↑larynx

• Derivationally related forms: ↑laryngeal (for: ↑larynx)

• Hypernyms: ↑cartilaginous structure, ↑speech organ, ↑vocal organ, ↑organ of speech

• Part Holonyms: ↑upper respiratory tract

• Part Meronyms:

↑glottis, ↑laryngeal artery, ↑arteria laryngea, ↑laryngeal vein, ↑vena laryngea, ↑arytenoid, ↑arytaenoid, ↑arytenoid cartilage, ↑thyroid cartilage, ↑Adam's apple, ↑vocal cord, ↑vocal fold, ↑vocal band, ↑plica vocalis

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noun

: larynx

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the larynx.

[1910-15]

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voice box noun

The larynx

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Main Entry: ↑voice

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voice box UK US noun [countable] [singular voice box plural voice boxes] informal

the part of your throat from which you produce sounds

Thesaurus: mouth and throat_hyponym general words for the face or its features_synonym

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voice box,

the box-shaped cavity in the throat containing the vocal cords; larynx.

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n. the larynx

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noun, pl ⋯ boxes [count]

: the part of the throat that contains the vocal cords : ↑larynx

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ˈvoice box [voice box voice boxes] noun

the area at the top of the throat that contains the ↑vocal cords

Syn: ↑larynx

Useful english dictionary. 2012.