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Throat part
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glottis
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The glottis is defined as the opening between the vocal folds (the rima glottidis ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated [also: glottides (pl)]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, from Greek glottis "mouth of the windpipe," from glotta , Attic dialect variant of glossa "tongue" (see gloss (n.2)).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glottis \Glot"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, from ?, ?, the tongue. See Gloss an explanatory remark.] (Anat.) The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx .
Usage examples of glottis.
Actual death might be precipitated by vagal inhibition originating in the nasopharynx or glottis.
There are certain consonants in it which require to be elided or swallowed or swivelled round the glottis, in order to give the name its proper due.