glottis

[glot-is]

noun, plural glot·tis·es, glot·ti·des [glot-i-deez] /ˈglɒt ɪˌdiz/. Anatomy.

the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.

Origin of glottis

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek (Attic) glōttís, derivative of glôtta tongue (Ionic glôssa; see gloss²)

Related formsglot·tid·e·an

[glo-tid-ee-uh n, glaw-] /glɒˈtɪd i ən, glɔ-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for glottis

Historical Examples of glottis

How did this critic know that the singer had pinched her glottis?
The Psychology of Singing
David C. Taylor
I had no time to reflect upon “compressions of the tongue” or “spasms of the glottis.”
The War Trail
Mayne Reid
There may be œdema of the glottis, especially if ammonia has been taken.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
The rest of the action of the glottis is, however, entirely the same.
The Voice in Singing
Emma Seiler
Note the U-shaped hyoid bone surrounding the front of the glottis.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition
Vernon L. Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for glottis

glottis

noun plural -tises or -tides (-tɪˌdiːz)

the vocal apparatus of the larynx, consisting of the two true vocal cords and the opening between them

Derived Formsglottidean (ɡlɒˈtɪdɪən), adjective

Word Origin for glottis

C16: from New Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, Attic form of Ionic glōssa tongue; see gloss ²

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Word Origin and History for glottis

1570s, from Greek glottis "mouth of the windpipe," from glotta, Attic dialect variant of glossa "tongue" (see gloss (n.2)).

glottis in Medicine