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 • Nov. 7, 2025

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

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

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

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 • May 1, 2024

Horace had at first offered the conjecture in his notes that the deceased’s larynx had clamped down—a spastic closure—to prevent liquid from reaching the deeper air passages.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson