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Larynx vs Throat - What's the difference?

larynx | throat |

As nouns the difference between larynx and throat

is that larynx is an organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production, housing the vocal cords, and that is situated at the point where the upper tract splits into the trachea and the oesophagus/esophagus while throat is the front part of the neck.

As a verb throat is

to utter in the throat; to mutter.

larynx

English

(wikipedia larynx)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production, housing the vocal cords, and that is situated at the point where the upper tract splits into the trachea and the oesophagus/esophagus.

    • Synonyms

    * voice box (informal)

    Derived terms

    * laryngal * laryngeal * laryngeal cancer * laryngectomy * laryngitis * laryngological * laryngologist * laryngology

    See also

    * pharynx * (wikipedia "larynx") * (commonslite) ----

    throat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (all obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The front part of the neck.
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  • The gullet or windpipe.
  • A narrow opening in a vessel.
  • Station throat.
  • The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
    • (Gwilt)
  • (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
  • (nautical) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
  • (nautical) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
    • (Totten)
  • (shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
  • (botany) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.

    • Synonyms

    * (gullet) esophagus (US), gullet, oesophagus (British) * (windpipe) trachea, windpipe * (narrow opening in a vessel) neck, bottleneck (of a bottle)

    Derived terms

    * clear one's throat * cutthroat * deepthroat * Deep Throat * frog in one's throat * have a frog in one's throat * jump down someone's throat * sore throat * station throat * stick in one's throat * throaty * whitethroat

    Related terms

    * throttle

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To utter in the throat; to mutter.
    • to throat threats
    (Chapman)
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) To mow (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.

    • External links

    * ("throat" on Wikipedia) * * *