larynx

Example Sentences

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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

The surgeon general’s advisory said that cancers of the colorectum, esophagus, liver, mouth, throat and larynx are all tied to drinking, as is breast cancer in women.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

The results of the modelling, published in the journal Environmental Advances, have pinpointed hotspots in the human respiratory system where plastic particles can accumulate, from the nasal cavity and larynx and into the lungs.

From Science Daily