syrinx

Noun

Meaning

A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.

The lower larynx in birds.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fife back apex hole blade pipe knot crack flute clarinet bassoon sinus oboe larynx cyst
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Hypernyms

pipe

Derivatives

syringes

Examples

A syrinx may then develop in the cervical region of the spinal cord. Source: Internet

By draining syrinx fluid, a shunt can arrest the progression of symptoms and relieve pain, headache, and tightness. Source: Internet

Furthermore, evidence also suggests that impact injuries to the thorax area highly correlate with the occurrence of a cervical-located syrinx. Source: Internet

If a tumor is causing syringomyelia, removal of the tumor is the treatment of choice and almost always eliminates the syrinx. Source: Internet

James McCalla, Twentieth-century Chamber Music: Routledge Studies in Musical Genres, Routledge, 2003, p.48 French Baroque composer Michel Pignolet de Montéclair composed "Pan et Syrinx", a cantata for voice & ensemble (No. 4 of Second livre de cantates). Source: Internet

Longus makes reference to Syrinx in his tale of "Daphnis and Chloe" in Book 2:34. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

syringotomy syringotoxin syringyl syriobioside syriogenin syrioside