LARYNX

Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1842 · p. 25

(Gr. Xaijt/yl.) The upper extremity of the trachea. It is a cartilaginous cavity, the superior opening of which is called the glottis. Its various parts, anatomically considered, are extremely complex and intricate, especially in reference to its construction and physiology as the organ of voice. [s. 652]