speech organ

American  

noun

1. any part of the body, as the tongue, velum, diaphragm, or lungs, that participates, actively or passively, voluntarily or involuntarily, in the production of the sounds of speech.

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Example Sentences

Most people with hearing impairments can and do speak using their natural speech organs, which they have learnt to use through speech therapy.

From Nature

The role of cognitive factors, including neural control of speech organs, also goes unaddressed.

From New York Times

All the while, the brain and speech organs were evolving to handle more and more complex utterances.

From Economist

This, in turn, may have led to other changes in the skull and neck, favoring a larger brain, better thermoregulation and more advanced speech organs.

From Time

Practically all the cures recommended contain some element which distracts the attention from the speech to something else and so permits the function of the speech organs to proceed undisturbed.

From Project Gutenberg