glottic

American  

[glot-ik] / ˈglɒt ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to the glottis; glottal.

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glottic British  

/ ˈɡlɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the tongue or the glottis

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Other Word Forms

• subglottic adjective
• superglottic adjective

Etymology

Origin of glottic

From the Greek word glōttikós, dating back to 1795–1805. See glottis, -ic

Example Sentences

The respiratory rate naturally increases because of air hunger, accumulating secretions that cannot be expelled because of impaired glottic motility give signs wrongly interpreted as pneumonia.

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

In doing this, the amount of secretion and the handicap of impaired glottic mobility in the expulsion of thick secretions must be borne in mind.

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

The "check glottid" or glottic shock, on the other hand, involves an undue effort of the vocal muscles, and the compression of the vocal cords causes irritation.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.

Cicatricial types of postdiphtheritic stenosis may be seen as webs, annular cicatrices of funnel shape, or masses of fibrous tissue causing fixation of the arytenoids as well as encroachment on the glottic lumen.

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

Tracheotomy is necessary however, because of the reactionary swelling, which may be so great as to close completely the narrowed glottic chink.

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