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subglottal

subglottal

9.1
Located below the vocal cords in the throat
  • adjective
  • /sʌbˈɡlɑtəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subglótico
  • During the experiment, we measured the subglottal pressure to understand how it affects speech.
  • subglottal pressure

Examples

  • He learned that proper breath control involves managing subglottal pressure during vocal exercises.

  • As for her subglottal pressure... it defies medical science.

    Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

  • Our analysis in this article was limited to threshold aerodynamic parameters; future studies may include additional parameters such as the airflow and subglottal pressure required to produce a given sound pressure level.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The doctor explained that subglottal pressure is crucial for voice production in singers.

Synonyms

subglottic
vssubglottal
  • Specialized
9.6

Under the vocal cords in the throat

is below the glottis in a more general sense rather than immediately below

How Low

subglottal
  • Specialized
9.1
glottal
  • Specialized
2 8.6
supraglottic
  • Specialized
9.6

Surface Forms

subglottal positive

Morphology

subglottal = glottal (transparent) = sub + glott + al

The prefix 'sub-' clearly indicates a position below the glottis.

Etymology

The word subglottal starts with sub- meaning 'below', the same sub- you see in submarine. The glottal part comes from glottis, the opening in the throat that helps make sound, so subglottal means 'below the glottis', or under that part of the throat.