(n.) The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.
Example Sentences:
(1) Furthermore, an association of tiapride-corticoids was effective in treating post-anaesthetic spasm of the glottis.
(2) The values of dysphonic patients with incomplete closure of the glottis are significantly different from the other two groups.
(3) This reinforces our initial findings that it is indeed feasible to pace vocal cord abduction in bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis with resultant return of physiologic normality to the glottis.
(4) Subglottic stenosis is a disorder characterized by narrowing of the airway below the glottis or apposing edges of the true vocal cords.
(5) It was concluded that incomplete glottal closure of the posterior parts of glottis should be regarded as normal primarily in women and that loudness should be taken into consideration when studying glottal closure and breathiness.
(6) With this procedure, the new glottis is pressed strongly to the tongue base during swallowing and aspiration is avoided.
(7) Nervous outflow to the muscles of the glottis, diaphragm, abdominal wall, tail and rear legs changed as would be expected from both the postural changes and the increases in intratracheal and intra-abdominal pressure.
(8) In the last five years of the period, the 5-year local control rate for stage I and II carcinoma of the glottis, excluding verrucous-like carcinoma, reached 90% with 10 MV X-rays combined with 60Co gamma-rays.
(9) The posterior glottis is an area of the larynx previously referred to by the terms 'posterior commissure' and 'interarytenoid'; these are poorly defined and a new definition of this unique area of the larynx is provided.
(10) The smallest laser bronchoscope is usually too large to pass through the glottis.
(11) The results indicate a firm and relatively long closure of the glottis during overtone phonation.
(12) Larynx resistance changes have been studied in the dog by means of in situ isolated glottis technique.
(13) One hundred ninety patients with T2 and 70 patients with T3 carcinoma of the glottis were treated by definitive radiation therapy at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1952 to 1978; the results were analyzed.
(14) This article examines benign lesions of the glottis and adjacent structures commonly encountered in clinical practice.
(15) To determine the role a competent glottis played in improving gas exchange, we anesthetized seven rabbits and inserted central venous and carotid artery catheters.
(16) The reflex effect elicited by mechanical stimulation of the glottis has been studied in dogs.
(17) The glottis was closely observed and photographed from above and below in three conditions: neutral, adduction, and abduction.
(18) The posterior glottis acts as a "weir" between the pharynx and larynx and so is intimately involved with diseases as they affect one area to the other.
(19) The cancer spread may superiorly involve the epilarynx, the vallecula, the base of the tongue, and the pyriform fossa; however, inferiorly, the invasion of the glottis is quite exceptional (1 percent of cases); therefore, supraglottic laryngectomy is the operation of choice.
(20) 2) This difference was presumed to be due to (1) vocal cord phase differences in horizontal and vertical components, (2) the location of the light source and that of photosensor from the glottis, and (3) ULG beam width in relation to vertical movements of the vocal cords.
Larynx
Definition:
(n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis.
Example Sentences:
(1) Because of the small number of patients reported in the world literature and lack of controlled studies, the treatment of small cell carcinoma of the larynx remains controversial; this retrospective analysis suggests that combination chemotherapy plus radiation offers the best chance for cure.
(2) The present study examines kinematic details of the laryngeal articulatory gesture in 2 deaf speakers and a control subject using transillumination of the larynx.
(3) General anaesthesia with apneic oxygenation may offer the ENT surgeon increased possibilities of exploration and operation at the level of the larynx and trachea, but owing to its biological consequences, it should be used only with circumspection and its indications should be totally justified, for acts of limited duration.
(4) Although the majority of papillomatous lesions of the oral cavity and the larynx contain papillomavirus DNA sequences, other benign and malignant lesions still remain negative.
(5) Compared to related compounds, N-nitrosobis(2-hydroxypropyl)amine and N-nitrosobis(2-acetoxy-propyl)amine which are also pancreatic carcinogens, BOP induced only a few neoplasms of the lung, liver, and kidney and none in the nasal cavity, larynx, and trachea.
(6) The respiratory functions of the oropharynx, larynx, and trachea of normal human fetuses in utero were explored by means of real-time, two-dimensional ultrasonography combined with color-flow and spectral Doppler analysis.
(7) Three hundred sixteen female patients with cancer of the larynx, pharynx, and mouth were examined and the following cancer sites were compared with respect to alcohol and tobacco consumption: oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, epilarynx, lip, and mouth.
(8) Simultaneously a significant decrease of the oxidative activity of serum ceruloplasmin in the individuals with carcinoma of the larynx after a previous surgical treatment was observed.
(10) Hypoxic mixtures introduced into the larynx did not change breathing.
(11) Attacks of HANE, sometimes fatal when involving the larynx may, among other causes, be triggered by the anesthetist's manipulation of the upper airway (tracheal intubation).
(12) When tracheal intubation is essential and mouth opening is less than 25 mm, it is unlikely that the larynx will be visualized by direct laryngoscopy.
(13) To review the physiologic basis for normal and abnormal vagal reflexes arising from the pharynx, larynx, and esophagus, as well as the relevance of vagal reflexes to the pathogenesis of such clinically common cardiorespiratory responses as bradycardia, tachycardia, dysrhythmia, coronary angiospasm, bronchospasm, laryngospasm, prolonged apnea, and singultus (hiccups).
(14) Together with regional and topical anesthesia of the larynx and trachea, this method resulted in stable maternal hemodynamics without resulting in neonatal depression.
(15) The risk for a smoker of developing cancer of the larynx depends on the activity of the enzyme arylhydroxcarbonhydroxylase in his cells.
(16) IR-ACTH, IR-gamma MSH, and IR-beta END were detected in all six pheochromocytomas and all 12 lung tumors (six squamous cell carcinomas, five adenocarcinomas, and one small cell carcinoma) we examined, as well as in a squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx.
(17) Hypoparathyroidism occurs secondary to surgery for carcinoma of the pharynx and larynx in which a total thyroidectomy is required.
(18) Loss of HLA class I antigens was more frequent on basal cell carcinomas and sarcomas and was related to tumour differentiation on larynx carcinoma.
(19) Recent studies have shown the rat larynx to be an important organ in the evaluation of irritancy of inhaled materials.
(20) These pathways affect the following respiratory structures: bronchial smooth muscle; the mucociliary system; the larynx; and the nose.