syrinx /syr·inx/ (sir´inks) [Gr.]
syrinx [sir´inks]
1. a tube or pipe.
2. fistula.
syr·inx (sîr  ngks)n. pl. syr·inx·es or sy·rin·ges (s  -rnj z, -rnggz) A pathological tube-shaped cavity in the brain or spinal cord. |
Syrinx
An anormal fluid-containing cavity in the spinal cord in syringomyelia, named by Ollivier d'Angers in 1824
syrinx [sir´inks]
a tube or pipe; a fistula.
syrinx
1. a tube or pipe; a fistula.
2. the principal voice organ of birds; a laterally compressed cartilaginous box at the end of the trachea and the beginning of the bronchi.
syrinx membrane
one that creates the voice of birds; comprises two pairs of vibrating membranes, the internal and external tympanic membranes.
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