glotto-, glot-, -glott +

A spasmodic closure of the glottis, causing noisy inspiration.

1. Someone who is able to speak or use only one method of communication in speech: Although Betty was a monoglot, she was able to understand the waiter in the German restaurant by his gestures and by the tone of his voice.
2. Something which is composed in just one language: The local newspaper was only written in English, so it was referred to as being a monoglot. © ALL rights are reserved.

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A reference to someone who is capable of speaking only a single language.

A hypopharyngeal fistula constructed at the upper end of the trachea after total laryngectomy and serving as a new glottis. 2. A glottis (vocal folds and the opening between them) created by suturing the pharyngeal mucosa over the superior end of the transected trachea (air passage) above the primary tracheostoma (opening into the trachea through the neck) to make a permanent stoma (opening created by a surgeon) in the mucosa (moist lining); done to permit speech after laryngectomy (partial or total removal of the larynx by surgery).

Inflammation of the muscles and connective tissues under the tongue.

An incomplete resection of the larynx in which the supraglottic portion is removed preserving the vocal cords.

Near or around the tongue.

The mucous membrane of the tongue.

Relating to the diaphragm and the glottis; denoting a spasm involving the diaphragm and the vocal cords.

A reference to the diaphragm and the glottis (tongue); denoting a spasm involving the diaphragm and the vocal cords.

1. Relating to being capable of reading, writing, or speaking many languages: Growing up in a multilingual home, Mike's polyglot niece speaks and reads German, French, and Spanish.
2. Conveying something that is written in, or composed of, several forms of speech: The polyglot staff-memo presented a variety of native tongues that were understood by the employees; including, Italian, English, and Portuguese. © ALL rights are reserved.
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One of the segments of a tapeworm, containing both male and female reproductive organs.

A reference to one of the segments or joints of a tapeworm, containing complete reproductive systems, usually both male and female.

One of the segments of a tapeworm, containing both male and female reproductive organs.

1. A tip, or segment, of a tapeworm that is complete with reproductive organs and sometime capable of independent movement.
2. Etymology: from New Latin proglottis, proglottidis; from Greek proglottis, "tip of the tongue"; from pro, "before" + glottis, "the tongue".