vocal tract

noun

the passages above the larynx through which air passes in the production of speech, including the buccal, oral, nasal, and pharyngeal cavities.

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Nearby words

vocal muscle, vocal resonance, vocal sac, vocal score, vocal tic, vocal tract, vocalic, vocalic alliteration, vocalise, vocalism, vocalist

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