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Definition of 'glottis'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) glottis
the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.

Etymology: (< Gk (Attic) glōtto-, comb. form of glôtta)

Definition of 'glottis'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) glottis
the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) glottis
the opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx

Definition of 'glottis'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. glottis
The vocal apparatus of the larynx, situated in the middle section of the larynx. Glottis consists of the VOCAL FOLDS and an opening (rima glottidis) between the folds.

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