Larynx - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition larynx

Definition :

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