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glottis
[ glot-is ]
noun
- the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.
glottis
/ 伞l蓲藞t瑟d瑟蓹n; 藞伞l蓲t瑟s /
noun
- the vocal apparatus of the larynx, consisting of the two true vocal cords and the opening between them
glottis
- The part of the larynx that contains the vocal cords and the space between them.
Derived Forms
- glottidean, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 驳濒辞迟路迟颈诲路别路补苍 [glo-, tid, -ee-, uh, n, glaw-], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of glottis1
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Example Sentences
It鈥檚 actually a glottal sound, meaning it emanates from the glottis, in the back of the throat 鈥 a muscle English speakers don鈥檛 get to exercise much.
鈥淥ne end was in his esophagus, and the other in his windpipe, sticking out of his glottis,鈥 Dr. Chen Zeyu, the hospital鈥檚 chief gastroenterologist, told AsiaWire.
He鈥檚 seen every affliction: bacteria, broken bones, even a rare case of balloon syndrome, in which a damaged glottis caused a hedgehog to inflate to the size of a beach ball.
Her dentist father gave the anatomically correct translation: Close off your glottis.
Lizards achieve this sound 鈥渂y forcing air out of the lungs across the glottis,鈥 Espinoza explains.
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