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Definition of False glottis
1. Noun. The opening between the false vocal folds.
Medical Definition of False glottis
1. The interval between the false vocal cords or vestibular folds. Synonym: false glottis, glottis spuria, rima respiratoria. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of False Glottis
Literary usage of False glottis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the Science of Language by Archibald Henry Sayce (1900)
"They differ from the vocal chords in having no muscle of their own, but like the
latter can contract or enlarge at pleasure the false glottis (glottis ..."
2. Manual of English Pronunciation and Spelling: Containing a Full Alphabetical by Richard Soule, William Adolphus Wheeler (1891)
"Section of the thyroid between the superior, or false, vocal chords is sometimes
called the false glottis. The mucous membrane of the larynx is continuous ..."
3. The Articulations of Speech Sounds Represented by Means of Analphabetic Symbols by Otto Jesperson (1889)
"passage or ‘false glottis', the opening being further narrowed by depression ...
the contraction of the false glottis and the. depression of the epiglottis, ..."
4. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"The interval between the false vocal cords is sometimes termed the false
glottis (glottis spuria), and is considerably wider than the interval between the ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Above the glottis—still within the larynx—comes the " upper " or " false " glottis,
by which the passage can be ..."
6. Anatomical terminology, with special reference to the (B N A) by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1907)
"... muscle Cavity of larynx Epiglottic vallecula Laryngeal aperture Vestibule of
larynx Slit of vestibule (OT false glottis) Vocal lip Glottis (OT glottis ..."
7. A Handbook of Phonetics by Henry Sweet (1877)
"... comes the ' upper ' or ' false ' glottis, by which the passage can be narrowed
or partially closed. On the top of the larynx is fixed a sort of valve, ..."
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