(glottis)
71Epiglottis — The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. Not everything in medicine is perfectly logical. The name epiglottis was compounded from "epi " and " glottis" from the Greek… …
72International Phonetic Alphabet — Not to be confused with NATO phonetic alphabet. IPA redirects here. For other uses, see IPA (disambiguation). For usage of IPA in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:IPA or Wikipedia:IPA/Introduction International Phonetic Alphabet …
73Larynx — For the remotely piloted vehicle, see Larynx (unmanned aircraft). Larynx Anatomy of the larynx, anterolateral view …
74Glottalic consonant — A glottalic consonant is a consonant produced with some important contribution (a movement, a closure) of the glottis (the opening that leads from the nose and mouth cavities into the larynx and the lungs).Glottalic sounds may involve motion of… …
75Distinctive feature — In linguistics, a distinctive feature is the most basic unit of phonological structure that may be analyzed in phonological theory. Distinctive features are grouped into categories according to the natural classes of segments they describe: major …
76Myoelastisch-aerodynamische Theorie — Der myoelastisch aerodynamische Prozess, manchmal auch die myoelastisch aerodynamische Theorie, erklärt die Vorgänge der Phonation im menschlichen Kehlkopf (Larynx). Die Phonation ist der Prozess, bei dem stimmhafte Laute mittels Schwingungen der …
77respiration — respirational, adj. /res peuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing. 2. Biol. a. the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells,… …
78Hiccup — A hiccup is an extraordinary type of respiratory movement involving a sudden inspiration (intake of air) due to an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm accompanied by closure of the glottis (the vocal apparatus of the larynx). The abrupt… …
79rima — A slit or fissure, or narrow elongated opening between two symmetric parts. [L. a slit] r. glottidis [TA] the interval between the true vocal cords. SYN: r. vocalis, glottis vera, true glottis. r. oris [TA] SYN: oral fissure. r. palpebrarum [TA]… …
80epiglottis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek epiglōttis, from epi + glōttis glottis Date: 15th century a thin plate of flexible cartilage in front of the glottis that folds back over and protects the glottis during swallowing …
