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lar·ynx  audio  (lrngks) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. la·ryn·ges  (l-rnjz) KEY  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.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, from Greek larunx


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