Ornithology. the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi.
(initial capital letter) a mountain nymph of Arcadia who was transformed, in order to protect her chastity from Pan, into the reed from which Pan then made the panpipe.
a panpipe.
a narrow corridor in an ancient Egyptian tomb.
the vocal organ of a bird, which is situated in the lower part of the trachea
(in classical Greek music) a panpipe or set of panpipes
anatomy another name for the Eustachian tube
1600–10; (< Latin ) < Greek sŷrinx pipe, pipelike object
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This set Clarke on a mission to modernize -- and maximize -- syrinx data collection.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
The specimen is the oldest syrinx to be discovered.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
But little is known about how the unique vocal organ of birds -- the syrinx -- varies from species to species or its deeper evolutionary origins.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
It is an air-driven system in the nose, analogous to the larynx, or voice box, in humans and other mammals and the comparable syrinx in birds.
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023
Pandē′an-pipes, or Pan's′-pipes, a musical instrument composed of reeds of various lengths, said to have been invented by Pan: a syrinx.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
When my ship reached Syrinx, I saw the twin moons, By-Tor and Snow Dog, that orbited the planet.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
There was a planet in Sector Twenty-one named Syrinx.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
The touch about lovers’ lies is characteristic of Ovid, as also the little story about Syrinx.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
It appeared I was supposed to place something on the altar, an offering to the Temple of Syrinx.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx All the gifts of life are held within our walls.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Schott Pharma, which makes packaging and delivery systems for injectable medications, attributes the guidance raise to a strong performance and a new agreement with a customer for glass syringes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Under the ban, companies must not hold more than 150 percent of last year's average monthly sales volume in syringes and needles for five days or longer, or refuse sales without a valid reason.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
The hospital's medical superintendent Dr Mumtaz Shaikh said in an interview that "qualified doctors will never reuse" syringes, "so we have no concept of such things happening in government hospitals".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
SACRAMENTO—Inside an exam room at this bustling Planned Parenthood center, a clinician prepared six syringes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
After he had dressed himself, he laid out his blood tubes and syringes on a mat.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
But when she tried to compare the fossil syrinx to the syrinxes of modern birds, she found the scientific literature lacking.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Over the years, Clarke and members of her lab have developed new methods for dissecting, preserving and CT-scanning syrinxes that have helped reveal the syrinx in more detail.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
It’s when the obstructed flow of cerebral spinal fluid causes cysts, or syrinxes, to form in the spinal cord.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2016
As syrinxes grow, they can cause damage to the cord, causing pain, weakness and as with Chiari, a multitude of other symptoms.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2016
Just why these arbitrary pastorales should suggest meads and syrinxes, and dancing shepherds, it would be hard to tell.
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