- glottises
- glot·tis || 'glɑtɪs /'glɒt- n. space between the vocal chords at the upper end of the windpipe (Anatomy)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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glottis — noun (plural glottises or glottides) Etymology: Greek glōttid , glōttis, from glōtta tongue more at gloss Date: 1578 the elongated space between the vocal cords; also the structures that surround this space compare epiglottis … New Collegiate Dictionary
glottis — glottidean /glo tid ee euhn, glaw /, adj. /glot is/, n., pl. glottises, glottides /glot i deez /. Anat. the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords. [1570 80; < NL < Gk (Attic) glottís, deriv. of glôtta tongue (Ionic… … Universalium
glottis — UK [ˈɡlɒtɪs] / US [ˈɡlɑtɪs] noun [countable] Word forms glottis : singular glottis plural glottises or glottides medical the part of your throat where your larynx joins your pharynx, between your vocal cords … English dictionary
glottis — [glät′is] n. pl. glottises or glottides [glät′i dēz΄] [ModL < Gr glōttis < glōtta, Attic var. of glōssa: see GLOSS2] the opening between the vocal cords in the larynx … English World dictionary
