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larynx

[lar-ingks] / ˈlær ɪŋks /




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She has regular contact with her GP surgery as she is on thyroid medication after having half her larynx removed because of a benign tumour.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

As well as mesothelioma, asbestos can cause other forms of lung cancer, larynx and ovarian cancer.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

I should first clarify for readers that in real life you don’t speak like the ghost of every British stage ham converged into one larynx.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

Consultations with doctors eventually brought a brutal diagnosis: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder in which the muscles in the larynx tighten or lapse into spasms, strangulating speech while making singing a significant challenge.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

He spoke exclusively from the larynx, as if he were altogether too tired to put any diaphragm breath into his words.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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