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glot⋅tis

  [glot-is]
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–noun, plural glot⋅tis⋅es, glot⋅ti⋅des  [glot-i-deez] . Anatomy.
the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.
Origin:
1570–80; < NL < Gk (Attic) glōttís, deriv. of glôtta tongue (Ionic glôssa; see gloss 2 )

Related forms:
glot⋅tid⋅e⋅an  [glo-tid-ee-uhn, glaw-] , adjective
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glottis 
1578, from Gk. glottis "mouth of the windpipe," from glotta, Attic dial. variant of glossa "tongue." Glottal is first recorded 1846.
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Main Entry: glot·tis
Pronunciation: 'glät-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural glot·tis·es or glot·ti·des /-&-"dEz/
: the space between one of the true vocal cords and the arytenoid cartilage on one side of the larynx and those of the other side;also : the structures that surround this space —compare EPIGLOTTIS
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glottis glot·tis (glŏt'ĭs)
n. pl. glot·tis·es or glot·ti·des (glŏt'ĭ-dēz')
The vocal apparatus of the larynx, consisting of the true vocal cords and the rima glottidis.

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glottis   (glŏt'ĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural glottises or glottides (glŏt'ĭ-dēz')
The part of the larynx that contains the vocal cords and the space between them.
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