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Definition of Glottis spuria
1. Noun. The opening between the false vocal folds.
Medical Definition of Glottis spuria
1. The interval between the false vocal cords or vestibular folds. Synonym: false glottis, glottis spuria, rima respiratoria. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glottis Spuria
Literary usage of Glottis spuria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomical Names by Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Daniel Martin Schoemaker, Roy Lee Moodie, Wilhelm His (1917)
"A uniform and simplified nomenclature in this province is indispensable. The old
designations of Glottis vera and glottis spuria, as well as the clumsy ..."
2. Introduction to the Science of Language by Archibald Henry Sayce (1900)
"... but like the latter can contract or enlarge at pleasure the false glottis (glottis
spuria), the space, that is, which is enclosed between them. ..."
3. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"... ligament Ligamentum vocale Inferior thyro-arytenoid ligament Glottis Glottis
vera Rima vestibuli glottis spuria Cartilago thyreoidea Thyroid cartilage ..."