English noun: voice box |
1. | voice box (body) a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech |
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| Synonyms | larynx |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cartilaginous structure, organ of speech, speech organ, vocal organ |
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| Part holonym | Adam's apple, arteria laryngea, arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage, glottis, laryngeal artery, laryngeal vein, plica vocalis, thyroid cartilage, vena laryngea, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold |
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| Part meronym | upper respiratory tract |
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