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false glottis

false glottis

9.9
A small opening between the false vocal folds in the voice box
  • noun
  • /fɔls ˈɡlɑtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : falsa glotis
  • The false glottis is located just above the true vocal folds in the larynx.

Examples

  • During the endoscopic exam, the doctor observed the false glottis for signs of swelling.

  • Damage to the false glottis can affect a person's ability to produce certain vocal sounds.

  • The false glottis plays a role in phonation.

  • Can you locate the false glottis during the examination?

  • Damage to the false glottis can affect a person's ability to produce certain vocal sounds.

  • During the endoscopic exam, the doctor observed the false glottis for signs of swelling.

  • The false glottis is located just above the true vocal folds in the larynx.

Synonyms

rima vestibuli
vsfalse glottis
  • Specialized
9.9

A small opening between the false vocal cords in the voice box

is the same opening but expressed with a different term form
glottis spuria
vsfalse glottis
  • Specialized
9.9

A small gap between the false vocal cords in the voice box

is the same opening but uses another term for it
rima respiratoria
vsfalse glottis
  • Specialized
9.9

The opening between the small folds above the vocal cords in the throat that lets air pass

is the same opening but presented with an alternate term

Surface Forms

false glottis singular
false glottises plural

Morphology

false + glottis

The term is compositionally built: 'false' (not genuine/secondary) modifies 'glottis' (the opening between the vocal cords), so it denotes the opening associated with the false vocal folds. Although technical, the meaning follows directly from the constituent meanings and similar anatomical naming patterns exist cross-linguistically, so a learner who knows both words can infer it.

Etymology

The term false glottis comes from the image of an extra set of false vocal folds above the true vocal folds in the 'voice box'. The word glottis means the small opening between folds, so false glottis means the opening made by those upper false vocal folds, which is why it refers to that exact space.