phonation

American  

[foh-ney-shuhn] / foʊˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

Phonetics.

1. rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.

2. (not in technical use) voice; vocalization.

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Other Word Forms

• phonatory
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of phonation

First recorded in 1835–45; phon- + -ation

Example Sentences

Phonation may be prevented during esophagoscopy by preventing approximation of the cords, through inserting a silk-woven cathether in the trachea.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier