Larynx

lār′ingks, n. the upper part of the windpipe: the throat:— pl. Lar′ynges , Lar′ynxes ( rare ).— adjs. Laryn′geal , Laryn′gean .— n. Laryngis′mus , spasm of the glottis.— adj. Laryngit′ic .— n. Laryngī′tis , inflammation of the larynx.— adj. Laryngolog′ical .— ns. Laryngol′ogist ; Laryngol′ogy , the science of the larynx; Laryngoph′ony , the sound of the voice as heard through the stethoscope applied over the larynx; Laryng′oscope , a mirror for examining the larynx and trachea.— adj. Laryngoscop′ic .— ns. Laryngos′copist ; Laryngos′copy ; Laryngot′omy , the operation of cutting into the windpipe to remove obstructions and a ist respiration; Laryngotracheot′omy , the operation of cutting into the windpipe through the cricoid cartilage, the cricothyroid membrane, and the upper rings of the trachea. [L.,—Gr. larynx , laryngos .]