GLOTTIS (glottides)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: glottides   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does glottis mean? 

• GLOTTIS (noun)
  The noun GLOTTIS has 1 sense:

1. the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated

  Familiarity information: GLOTTIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLOTTIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("glottis" is a kind of...):

organ of speech; speech organ; vocal organ (any of the organs involved in speech production)

Meronyms (parts of "glottis"):

glottis vera; rima glottidis; rima vocalis; true glottis (the space between the two true vocal folds)

Holonyms ("glottis" is a part of...):

larynx; voice box (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)

Derivation:

glottal (of or relating to or produced by the glottis)

 Context examples 

It can arise from the glottis, supraglottic area, or it can be transglottic.

(Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the glottis.

(Benign Glottis Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by repeated gulp sounds that result from an involuntary opening and closing of the glottis.

(Hiccough, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A diaphragmatic spasm causing a sudden inhalation which is interrupted by a spasmodic closure of the glottis, producing a noise.

(Hiccough, NCI Thesaurus)

Laryngeal atresia is a congenital failure of the laryngeal opening to develop, resulting in partial or total obstruction at or just above or below the glottis.

(Larynx Atresia, NICHD)