What it means
The combining form for the larynx, the part of the airway in the neck that holds the vocal cords, between the throat and the tracheaTRAY-kee-uhThe windpipe: the tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs.Full entry . Laryngitis is an inflamed voice box with hoarseness, a laryngoscope is the tool used to see the vocal cords during intubation, and laryngospasm is a sudden closing of the vocal cords.
At a glance
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Related terms
airway
The passages that carry air into and out of the lungs, from the nose and mouth to the smallest air tubes.
pharyng/o
A word part that means the pharynx, the throat.
epiglottis
A leaf-shaped flap of cartilage at the back of the throat that covers the windpipe during swallowing.
trache/o
A word part that means the trachea, the windpipe.