| glossorrhaphy | Suture of a wound of the tongue. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glossospasm | Spasmodic contraction of the tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossosteresis | Partial or total surgical excision of the tongue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| glossotomy | Any cutting operation on the tongue, usually to obtain access to further reaches of the pharynx. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossotrichia | Synonym: hairy tongue. Origin: Glosso-+ G. Thrix, hair (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossy | 1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface. 2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit. Origin: See Gloss luster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| glossy skin | Shiny atrophy of the skin, usually of the hands, following nerve injury. Synonym: atrophoderma neuriticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glottal | Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic. Glottal catch, an effect produced upon the breath or voice by a sudden opening or closing of the glotts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| glottic | Relating to the tongue or the glottis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glottidospasm | The sudden acute spasm of the vocal cords (and epiglottis) that can result in occlusion of the airway and death. (27 Sep 1997) |
| glottis | <anatomy> The vocal apparatus of the larynx, consisting of the true vocal cords (plica) vocalis) and the opening between them (rima glottidis). (14 Oct 1997) |
| glottis respiratoria | The opening between the vocal processes of the arytenoid cartilages. Synonym: pars intercartilaginea rimae glottidis, glottis respiratoria, intercartilaginous part of glottic opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glottis spuria | The interval between the false vocal cords or vestibular folds. Synonym: false glottis, glottis spuria, rima respiratoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glottis vera | The interval between the true vocal cords. Synonym: glottis vera, rima vocalis, true glottis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glottis vocalis | The portion of the opening anterior to the vocal processes of the arytenoid cartilages bounded by the vocal ligaments. Synonym: pars intermembranacea rimae glottidis, glottis vocalis, intermembranous part of glottic opening. (05 Mar 2000) |