glottis

/glot-is/US // ˈglɒt ɪs //UK // (ˈɡlɒtɪs) //

喉部,喉管,喉头,声门

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural glot·tis·es, glot·ti·des [glot-i-deez]. /ˈglɒt ɪˌdiz/. Anatomy.
- : the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.

It hangs as a flexible protective lid over the glottis, and food in being swallowed passes over and about it.
On the lower floor of the mouth can be seen the slitlike glottis leading to the lungs.
The tone is ushered in by a slight explosive sound, which is nothing but the well-known stroke of the glottis.
As a rule they instruct their pupils to attack every tone, throughout all their practising, with the stroke of the glottis.
The glottis-closing muscles are too weak to oppose their action to the force of a powerful expiration.