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  2. Larynx - Wikipedia

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    The larynx (/ ˈ l æ r ɪ ŋ k s /), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal inlet is about 4–5 centimeters in diameter. [1]

  3. Electrolarynx - Wikipedia

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    However, more recent mechanical larynxes have demonstrated similar voice production to commercially available electrolarynxes. [4] Electrolarynxes were introduced in the 1940s, at a time when esophageal speech was being promoted as the best course in speech recovery; however, since that technique is difficult to master, the electrolarynx became ...

  4. Voice box - Wikipedia

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    The larynx (plural larynges), colloquially known as the voice box, an organ in the neck of land vertebrates involved in protection of the trachea and (in some of them) sound production and vibration of the larynx; A mechanical larynx, used by people who have lost their voice box due to disease or smoking-associated ailments of the mouth and the ...

  5. Talk box - Wikipedia

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    A talk box (also spelled talkbox and talk-box) is an effects unit that allows musicians to modify the sound of a musical instrument by shaping the frequency content of the sound and to apply speech sounds (in the same way as singing) onto the sounds of the instrument. Typically, a talk box directs sound from the instrument into the musician's ...

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  7. Voice prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    A voice prosthesis (plural prostheses) is an artificial device, usually made of silicone that is used in conjunction with voice therapy to help laryngectomized patients to speak. During a total laryngectomy, the entire voice box is removed and the windpipe and food pipe are separated from each other. During this operation an opening between the ...

  8. Respiratory tract - Wikipedia

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    The larynx is also called the voice box and has the associated cartilage that produces sound. The tract consists of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, the pharynx (nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx) and sometimes includes the larynx.

  9. Trump wants a US sovereign wealth fund. Here's what that ...

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    President Donald Trump has tasked his Cabinet with coming up with a plan for a sovereign wealth fund. Such funds have grown enormously and usually manage surpluses, while the US runs a huge deficit.