glottis

[glot-is] /ˈglɒt ɪs/
noun, plural glottises, glottides
[glot-i-deez] /ˈglɒt ɪˌdiz/ (Show IPA). Anatomy
1.
the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.
Origin
1570-80; < Neo-Latin < Greek (Attic) glōttís, derivative of glôtta tongue (Ionic glôssa; see gloss2)
Related forms
glottidean
[glo-tid-ee-uh n, glaw-] /glɒˈtɪd i ən, glɔ-/ (Show IPA), adjective
Examples from the web for glottis
  • The glottis is closing completely after each opening.
  • The glottis is the portion of the larynx where the vocal cords are located.
British Dictionary definitions for glottis

glottis

/ˈɡlɒtɪs/
noun (pl) -tises, -tides (-tɪˌdiːz)
1.
the vocal apparatus of the larynx, consisting of the two true vocal cords and the opening between them
Derived Forms
glottidean (ɡlɒˈtɪdɪən) adjective
Word Origin
C16: from New Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, Attic form of Ionic glōssa tongue; see gloss²
Word Origin and History for glottis
n.

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

glottis in Medicine

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.

glottis in Science
glottis
  (glŏt'ĭs)   
Plural glottises or glottides (glŏt'ĭ-dēz')
The part of the larynx that contains the vocal cords and the space between them.
Encyclopedia Article for 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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