VOICE BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does voice box mean? 

• VOICE BOX (noun)
  The noun VOICE BOX has 1 sense:

1. a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

  Familiarity information: VOICE BOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOICE BOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

larynx; voice box

Hypernyms ("voice box" is a kind of...):

organ of speech; speech organ; vocal organ (any of the organs involved in speech production)

cartilaginous structure (body structure given shape by cartilage)

Meronyms (parts of "voice box"):

glottis (the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated)

arteria laryngea; laryngeal artery (either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx)

laryngeal vein; vena laryngea (one of two veins draining the larynx)

arytaenoid; arytenoid; arytenoid cartilage (either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached)

Adam's apple; thyroid cartilage (the largest cartilage of the larynx)

plica vocalis; vocal band; vocal cord; vocal fold (either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx)

Holonyms ("voice box" is a part of...):

upper respiratory tract (the nose and throat and trachea)

 Context examples 

An operation to remove all or part of the larynx (voice box).

(Laryngectomy, NCI Dictionary)

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the larynx (voice box).

(Laryngoscope, NCI Dictionary)

An operation to remove part of the larynx (voice box).

(Partial laryngectomy, NCI Dictionary)

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck includes cancers of the nasal cavity, sinuses, lips, mouth, salivary glands, throat, and larynx (voice box).

(Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)

A person whose larynx (voice box) has been removed.

(Laryngectomee, NCI Dictionary)

Cancer that arises in the head or neck region (in the nasal cavity, sinuses, lips, mouth, salivary glands, throat, or larynx [voice box]).

(Head and Neck Cancer, NCI Dictionary)

It is used to help a person talk after removal of the larynx (voice box).

(Electrolarynx, NCI Dictionary)

It is used after removal of a person's larynx (voice box).

(Esophageal speech, NCI Dictionary)

A drug that is used to treat certain thyroid (a gland located near the voice box) conditions.

(Cytomel, NCI Dictionary)

Cancer of the larynx (voice box) may also be included as a type of pharyngeal cancer.

(Pharyngeal cancer, NCI Dictionary)