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periglottic

periglottic adjective: around the glottis.

Adjective

periglottic (not comparable)

  1. Around the glottis.

Origin of periglottic

From peri- + glottic.

Words that rhyme with periglottic

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Questions about periglottic

What does periglottic mean?
Periglottic means around the glottis.
What part of speech is periglottic?
Periglottic is an adjective.

Words near periglottic in the dictionary

  1. periglandular
  2. periglobular
  3. perigloea
  4. periglomerular
  5. periglottal
  6. periglottic
  7. periglottis
  8. perignathic
  9. Perigo
  10. perigon
  11. perigonadal

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