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glottis

American  
[glot-is] / ˈglɒt ɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

glottises, glottides

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

glottis British  
/ ɡlɒˈtɪdɪən, ˈɡlɒtɪs /

noun

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

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glottis Scientific  
/ glŏt′ĭs /

plural

glottises

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

Other Word Forms

  • glottidean adjective

Etymology

Origin of glottis

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

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