n, pl  sy*rin*ges  or  syr*inx*es  1  :  the vocal organ of birds that is a special modification of the lower part of the trachea or of the bronchi or of both  2  :  a pathological cavity in the brain or spinal cord esp. in syringomyelia .
 
 
 
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