voice_box (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *voice box*:
NOUN	body	voice box, larynx	a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea

English > *voice box*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	A cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech.
Synonym	larynx
Part of	upper respiratory tract	The nose and throat and trachea
Parts	arytenoid, arytaenoid, arytenoid cartilage	Either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
	glottis	The vocal apparatus of the larynx
	laryngeal artery, arteria laryngea	Either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx
	laryngeal vein, vena laryngea	One of two veins draining the larynx
	thyroid cartilage, Adam's apple	The largest cartilage of the larynx
	vocal cord, vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalis	Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
Broader	cartilaginous structure	body structure given shape by cartilage
Broader	speech organ, vocal organ, organ of speech	Any of the organs involved in speech production
Spanish	laringe
Catalan	laringe

HyperDic: voice_box