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Glottis

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
glottis

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

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glottis

n. (context anatomy English) The opening between the true vocal cord, located in the larynx.

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glottis

  1. n. the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated

  2. [also: glottides (pl)]

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Glottis

The glottis is defined as the opening between the vocal folds (the rima glottidis).

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.