voice box

noun

: larynx

Examples of voice box in a Sentence

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Botox injections: Long considered the gold standard of treatment, Botox (a drug made from a toxin that can temporarily weaken or paralyze certain muscles) is injected into the voice box periodically to relax the spasms, says Damrose. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 31 Jan. 2025 According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, speech-language pathologists often test voice production and quality, and a doctor might check the vocal folds by passing a small tube through the nose and into the voice box. Angela Haupt, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025 Mixing styles, synthesizer and organ tones, a Vocoder voice box and a prog-rock album’s worth of tempo changes, on both releases Hudson composes and plays as though his muse can barely contain all the ideas flowing out. Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025 What To Know The advisory found that alcohol consumption increases the risk of at least seven types of cancer, including breast, colorectal, liver, mouth, throat, esophagus, and voice box cancers. Michael D. Carroll and Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for voice box

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of voice box was in 1835

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“Voice box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20box. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

voice box

noun
: larynx

Medical Definition

voice box

noun
: larynx

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