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glot⋅tis

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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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glot·tis   (glŏt'ĭs)   
n.   pl. glot·tis·es or glot·ti·des (glŏt'ĭ-dēz')

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

  2. The vocal apparatus of the larynx.


[Greek glōttis, from glōtta, glōssa, tongue.]
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Word Origin & History

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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

either the space between the vocal fold and arytenoid cartilage of one side of the larynx and those of the other side, or the structures that surround that space. See larynx.

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