English to Xhosa Meaning of glottis - glottis

Glottis :

glottis

noun

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Definitions of glottis in English

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

Examples of glottis in English

(1) During the compressive phase, the glottis is closed and the expiratory muscles start to contract.(2) The diagnosis is definitively established by visualization of the glottis when the patient is symptomatic.(3) To speak Carrier you have to get in touch with your glottis .(4) The extrinsic muscles of the larynx control the degree of tension on the vocal cords, and the intrinsic muscles regulate the glottis .(5) Pass the deflated cuff along the right side of the blade through the visualized glottis .(6) 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).(7) In bulbar patients, a nonfunctioning glottis can cause an uncomfortable choking sensation, making mouth pressure measurements difficult.(8) The closed shutter maneuver was performed with the subject's glottis open and the cheeks held firmly with his hands.(9) 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 .(10) It is possible that the ├ö├ç├┐breath holding├ö├ç├û episodes the child exhibited previously were in fact intermittent and momentary obstruction of the glottis by the tonsil.(11) 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.(12) Now one of the alternative pronunciations of which really does involve ├ö├ç├┐an aspirating H sound├ö├ç├û, that is, noise generated by turbulent flow of air through the glottis .(13) The glottis suddenly closes and stops the inflow of air resulting in the sound of a hiccup.(14) Interestingly, Valsalva maneuvers against pinched nostrils and closed glottis did, however, produce upward deflection of the eyes.(15) Then the blunt wire was introduced inside the trachea when the glottis was open.(16) Expiration is a passive recoil of lung and chest tissues and in the presence of glottic obstruction a dangerous cycle arises.

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Synonyms

1. glottis ::

glottis

Different Forms

glottis, glottises

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