glottis

[glot-is]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

glottises, glottides 

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

glottis

/ ɡlɒˈtɪdɪən, ˈɡlɒtɪs /

noun

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

glottis

plural

glottises 

1. The part of the larynx that contains the vocal cords and the space between them.

Other Word Forms

• glottidean adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glottis¹

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek ( Attic ) glōttís, derivative of glôtta tongue (Ionic glôssa; gloss ² )

Word History and Origins

Origin of glottis¹

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