Larynx

System Respiratory
SNOMED CT 181212004

Larynx

Definition

A continuation of the pharynx that is involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.

The Larynx is a part of the Respiratory.

Also identified as

Associated Diseases

Disease Involvement Source
Acute laryngitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute laryngitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign laryngeal neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign laryngeal neoplasm Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign neoplasm of epiglottis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign neoplasm of epiglottis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign neoplasm of glottis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign neoplasm of glottis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign neoplasm of subglottis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign neoplasm of subglottis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Carcinoma in situ of epiglottis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Carcinoma in situ of epiglottis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Carcinoma of supraglottis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Carcinoma of supraglottis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Chronic laryngitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Chronic laryngitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Congenital laryngeal web Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Congenital laryngeal web Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Congenital laryngomalacia Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Congenital laryngomalacia Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Croup Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Croup Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Epiglottis cancer Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Epiglottis cancer Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Epiglottis neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Glottis cancer Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Glottis carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Glottis carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Glottis neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Glottis squamous cell carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Glottis squamous cell carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Glottis verrucous carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Glottis verrucous carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal disorder Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal leiomyoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal mucoepidermoid carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal neuroendocrine neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal neuroendocrine neoplasm Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal papillomatosis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal sarcoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal sarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0

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Drugs Acting Here

Drug Effect Source
Guaifenesin may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0

1 entry above is marked DERIVED: Atlas Médico inferred it by combining two sourced claims, and no source asserts this link directly. Treat it as a navigation aid, not as a clinical statement.

Procedures

Procedure Relation Source
Total Laryngectomy Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Epiglottidectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Hemilaryngectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Partial Laryngectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Supracricoid Laryngectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Supraglottic Laryngectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Total Laryngectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Direct Laryngoscopy with Biopsy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Hemilaryngectomy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Supraglottic Laryngectomy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Confocal Laser Microlaryngoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Direct Laryngoscopy with Biopsy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Flexible Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nasopharyngeal Laryngoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0