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Laryngitis :: Laryngitis (n.) Inflammation of the larynx.

Thyrohyoid :: Thyrohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.

Arytenoid :: Arytenoid (a.) Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords..

Laryngology :: Laryngology (n.) Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the diseases of the larynx..

Subglumaceous :: Subglottic (a.) Situated below the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx below the true vocal cords.

Glottis :: Glottis (n.) The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.

Croup :: Croup (n.) An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria..

Pharyngolaryngeal :: Pharyngolaryngeal (a.) Of or pertaining both to pharynx and the larynx.

Implosion :: Implosion (n.) A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany..

Laryngotomy :: Laryngotomy (n.) The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies..

Subastral :: Subarytenoid (a.) Situated under the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx.

Larynx :: Larynx (n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis..

Laryngophony :: Laryngophony (n.) The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx.

Vocal :: Vocal (a.) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, // 199-202..

Laryngotracheotomy :: Laryngotracheotomy (n.) The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing..

Mesomyodian :: Mesomyodian (n.) A bird having a mesomyodous larynx.

Windpipe :: Windpipe (n.) The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.

Mesomyodous :: Mesomyodous (a.) Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.

Cricoid :: Cricoid (a.) Resembling a ring; -- said esp. of the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts..

Syrma :: Syrinx (n.) The lower larynx in birds.

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