glottic
- adjective
- /ˈɡlɒtɪk/
- Specialized
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glótico
- The doctor explained that the glottic region is essential for producing sound in the human voice.
- glottic opening
- glottic stenosis
- glottic airway
Examples
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In addition, cases were divided into two groups according to tumor location: glottic or supraglottic.
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The predominant symptom of amyloidosis in the glottic area is hoarseness.
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There was a narrow hole in its center, behind around 1 cm of which lay the glottic opening.
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There was only a slit-like hole in its center behind which lay the glottic opening.
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The glottic airway opening was reduced by approximately 30%.
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The glottic opening could be made out behind it, though the vocal cords were not visualized.
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Apnoea seemed to be caused by complete upper airways obstruction; we suggest that this finding was caused by active glottic closure.
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Tumors were glottic in 52% of the patients, supraglottic in 47%, and subglottic in 1%.
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Immediately following surgery, six patients required tracheotomy to relieve glottic edema and acute respiratory failure.
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In the second case, the glottic opening was so small that it had to be dilated with a rigid bronchoscope to permit tracheal intubation.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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A sound the throat makes where the vocal cords meet
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glottic comes from the Greek glotta, meaning 'tongue', and you can see the same root in glossary, which is a list of words. So, glottic refers to the part of the throat that helps make speech and sound.