(glottis)
121Cough — A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. Also called tussis. * * * 1. A sudden explosive forcing of air through the glottis, occurring immediately on opening the… …
122Hiccough — A hiccough is an extraordinary type of breathing movement involving a sudden intake of air (inspiration) due to an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm accompanied by closure of the vocal apparatus (glottis) of the larynx. A hiccough is also… …
123Singultus — A rarely used medical word for an ordinary hiccup. A hiccough is an extraordinary type of breathing movement involving a sudden intake of air (inspiration) due to an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm accompanied by closure of the vocal… …
124supraglottic — Above the glottis. * * * su·pra·glot·tic glät ik also su·pra·glot·tal glät əl adj situated or occurring above the glottis <supraglottic cancers> * * * su·pra·glot·tic (soo″prə glotґik) superior to the glottis. 2. pertaining to… …
125Donald Duck talk — is a form of vocalization linked to the voice of the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. His voice was created by Clarence Charles Ducky Nash using buccal speech, a form of speech that uses the buccal or cheek sides, rather than the glottis and …
126Plosive — Occlusive redirects here. For occlusion in dentistry, see Occlusion (dentistry). Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal …
127Speech production — Human vocal apparatus used to produce speech Speech production is the process by which spoken words are selected to be produced, have their phonetics formulated and then finally are articulated by the motor system in the vocal apparatus. Speech… …
128proglottis — [ prɔglɔtis ] n. m. • 1843; lat. sav. , du gr. pro et glottis « langue », à cause de sa forme ♦ Zool. Anneau d un ver cestode (ténia, etc.). ⇒ strobile. Les proglottis sont placés en arrière du scolex. ● proglottis nom masculin (latin… …
