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单词 glottis
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Definition of glottis in English:

glottis

noun ˈɡlɒtɪsˈɡlɑdəs
  • The part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

    声门(由声带和声带间的缝状开口组成,通过扩张或收缩影响发声)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now one of the alternative pronunciations of which really does involve ‘an aspirating H sound’, that is, noise generated by turbulent flow of air through the glottis.
    • Pass the deflated cuff along the right side of the blade through the visualized glottis.
    • The Valsava response occurs when air is forced against a closed glottis (the narrowest part of the larynx, through which air passes into and out of the trachea).
    • Cough, pronounced coff, is onomatopoeic in origin, from the sound of the closure of the glottis plus the sound of air whizzing or wheezing through the trachea.
    • In bulbar patients, a nonfunctioning glottis can cause an uncomfortable choking sensation, making mouth pressure measurements difficult.
    • It is possible that the ‘breath holding’ episodes the child exhibited previously were in fact intermittent and momentary obstruction of the glottis by the tonsil.
    • Interestingly, Valsalva maneuvers against pinched nostrils and closed glottis did, however, produce upward deflection of the eyes.
    • Hiccups in dogs, just as in people, are caused when a spasm of the muscular diaphragm creates a sudden inhalation followed by a closure of the glottis.
    • The diagnosis is definitively established by visualization of the glottis when the patient is symptomatic.
    • Then the blunt wire was introduced inside the trachea when the glottis was open.
    • The extrinsic muscles of the larynx control the degree of tension on the vocal cords, and the intrinsic muscles regulate the glottis.
    • To speak Carrier you have to get in touch with your glottis.
    • During the compressive phase, the glottis is closed and the expiratory muscles start to contract.
    • The glottis suddenly closes and stops the inflow of air resulting in the sound of a hiccup.
    • The closed shutter maneuver was performed with the subject's glottis open and the cheeks held firmly with his hands.

Derivatives

  • glottic

  • adjective
    • A syndrome of airway swelling in the glottic and subglottic area of viral origin.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If so, consider a posterior polyp that flops in and out of the glottic opening as the patient changes position.
      • Irregular adduction can be superimposed on a fixed reduction of the glottic area caused by tonic adduction of the vocal cords.
      • Taking the word ‘bottle’ as an example, the double t's are not pronounced but replaced with a glottic sound, which interestingly does not have a letter of the alphabet to signify its existence.
      • Expiration is a passive recoil of lung and chest tissues and in the presence of glottic obstruction a dangerous cycle arises.

Origin

Late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, variant of glōssa 'tongue'.

Rhymes

epiglottis

Definition of glottis in US English:

glottis

nounˈɡlädəsˈɡlɑdəs
  • The part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

    声门(由声带和声带间的缝状开口组成,通过扩张或收缩影响发声)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pass the deflated cuff along the right side of the blade through the visualized glottis.
    • The extrinsic muscles of the larynx control the degree of tension on the vocal cords, and the intrinsic muscles regulate the glottis.
    • Hiccups in dogs, just as in people, are caused when a spasm of the muscular diaphragm creates a sudden inhalation followed by a closure of the glottis.
    • The Valsava response occurs when air is forced against a closed glottis (the narrowest part of the larynx, through which air passes into and out of the trachea).
    • In bulbar patients, a nonfunctioning glottis can cause an uncomfortable choking sensation, making mouth pressure measurements difficult.
    • It is possible that the ‘breath holding’ episodes the child exhibited previously were in fact intermittent and momentary obstruction of the glottis by the tonsil.
    • Interestingly, Valsalva maneuvers against pinched nostrils and closed glottis did, however, produce upward deflection of the eyes.
    • The glottis suddenly closes and stops the inflow of air resulting in the sound of a hiccup.
    • Cough, pronounced coff, is onomatopoeic in origin, from the sound of the closure of the glottis plus the sound of air whizzing or wheezing through the trachea.
    • The closed shutter maneuver was performed with the subject's glottis open and the cheeks held firmly with his hands.
    • During the compressive phase, the glottis is closed and the expiratory muscles start to contract.
    • Now one of the alternative pronunciations of which really does involve ‘an aspirating H sound’, that is, noise generated by turbulent flow of air through the glottis.
    • Then the blunt wire was introduced inside the trachea when the glottis was open.
    • The diagnosis is definitively established by visualization of the glottis when the patient is symptomatic.
    • To speak Carrier you have to get in touch with your glottis.

Origin

Late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, variant of glōssa ‘tongue’.

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