LARYNGEAL VEIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One of two veins draining the larynx

Synonyms:

laryngeal vein; vena laryngea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("laryngeal vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("laryngeal vein" is a part of...):

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)