Gullet vs. Glottis

Gulletnoun

The throat or esophagus.

Gulletnoun

(cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.

Gulletnoun

The space between the teeth of a saw blade.

Gulletnoun

A channel for water.

Gulletnoun

A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.

Gulletnoun

The wide room under the pommel of a saddle, the hollow over the withers.

Gulletnoun

The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.

Gulletnoun

Something shaped like the food passage, or performing similar functions

Gulletnoun

the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Glottisnoun

(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords, located in the larynx.

Glottisnoun

The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.

Glottisnoun

the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated

Glottisnoun

the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

Glottis

The glottis is the opening between the vocal folds (the rima glottidis). The glottis is crucial in producing vowels and voiced consonants.