vocal organ

/ˌvoʊkəl ˌɔrgən/

Other forms: vocal organs

Definitions of vocal organ

1. noun

   any of the organs involved in speech production
   synonyms: organ of speech, speech organ

   types:

   articulator

   a movable speech organ

   glottis

   the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated

   larynx, voice box

   a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

   jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla

   the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

   clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue

   a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

   lip

   either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

   type of:

   organ

   a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function