Syrinx (disambiguation)

Syrinx is a nymph in Greek mythology. Syrinx and syringe both come from the Greek word σῦριγξ meaning "tube". The Latin/Greek-style plural of syrinx is syringes, which is also the plural of the word syringe.

Syrinx may also refer to:

In the sciences:

• Syrinx (bird anatomy) – the avian equivalent to the mammalian larynx
• Syrinx (medicine) – A rare fluid-filled neuroglial cavity within the spinal cord (syringomyelia) or in the brain stem (syringobulbia)
• Syrinx aruanus – an enormous sea snail, the sole species in the genus Syrinx, within the family Turbinellidae
• Acrocephalus syrinx (Carolinian reed warbler) – species of bird, in the Acrocephalidae family
• (3360) Syrinx – an asteroid

In music:

• Syrinx (instrument), a musical instrument also known as pan pipes
• Syrinx (Debussy) – a piece of music for solo flute by Claude Debussy
• Syrinx (band) – a Canadian musical group of the 1970s
• Syrinx synthesizer – analog FM monosynth with seven Curtis CEM chips; made by Dutch firm Synton from 1983–4.
• "The Temples of Syrinx", a song from the album 2112 by Canadian rock band Rush
• Syrinx – stage name of Romanian Pan flautist Simion Stanciu